Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Glare screen or visor
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-29
2001-08-28
Dayoan, D. Glenn (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Glare screen or visor
C296S097200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06279985
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to safety devices for automobiles. More particularly, it relates to an improved visor attachment.
STATEMENT OF THE PRIOR ART
Various types of visor attachments have been devised for shielding drivers from excessive sunlight. Most of these devices suffer from drawbacks which limit their effectiveness.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,848,822 issued to Da Costa discloses a visor extension which has a sophisticated clamping arrangement for attachment to the existing visor. By contrast, the present invention has a relatively simple clamping arrangement and two piece construction.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,470,122 issued to Feng discloses another visor extension apparatus. Feng is another fairly complex apparatus which includes a plurality of interchangeable screens which are attachable to the visor extension apparatus. By contrast, the present invention contemplates a visor extension apparatus which is of two piece construction and has a shape optimized for effective shading when used for both the front and side windows of the automobiles.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,016,938 issued to Tschan also discloses a complex arrangement including hingedly attached extensions. The present invention contemplates a visor extension assembly having a single sliding extension which is maintained in position by a combination clamp and slide.
None of the above inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the instant invention as claimed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a visor extension for an automobile having two piece construction. In a preferred embodiment, the visor extension has a clamp with an elongate slot which allows for frictional engagement with the top edge of the existing visor. The clamp is spring loaded to provide sufficient pressure on the visor extension to firmly secure it in position while allowing for adjusting the position of the extension. The extension has an opaque overlapping portion and a tinted extending portion. The opaque portion extends over the existing visor and the tinted portion extends outwardly and downwardly from the opaque portion. The tinted extending portion is shaped to provide coverage especially for the side window to shield the driver from excessive radiation coming through the side window of the vehicle.
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the invention to provide a new and improved safety attachment for automobile visors.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a new and improved safety attachment for automobile visors designed to provide protection from glare for both the front and side windows.
It is another object of the invention to provide a new and improved safety attachment for automobile visors which has both an opaque portion and a tinted portion.
It is another object of the invention to provide a new and improved safety attachment for automobile visors having a spring loaded clamping assembly which allows for easy removal and attachment as well as horizontal positioning.
It is another object of the invention to provide new and improved safety attachment for automobile visors having an outward and downward extending portion for providing protection from glare and radiation entering the side window of the vehicle.
Finally, it is a general object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof in an apparatus for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.
These and other objects of the present invention will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings.
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Carpenter Scott
Dayoan D. Glenn
Hoyte, Jr. Alfred F.
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