Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Glare screen or visor
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-31
2001-07-24
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Glare screen or visor
C296S097100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06264265
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to sun visor extensions for use on the standard sun visor of motor vehicles. In particular, the invention relates to sun visor extensions which can be mounted over the existing vehicle sun visor so as to extend the vertical height thereof downward in its in use position.
2. Description of Related Art
As anyone who has ridden in the front seat of an automobile is aware, vehicles are equipped with sun visors that are intended to be used to shield the driver and/or front passenger's eyes from the sun, but often such standard sun visors do not extend low enough to be effective, especially for persons of less than average height. As a result, numerous devices have been developed which can be attached to the existing vehicle sun visor so as to extend the vertical height thereof further downward in its in use position. Examples of the various types of sun visor extensions that have been developed can be found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,432,674; 4,023,855; 4,058,340; 4,330,148; 4,776,628; 4,792,176; 5,112,096; 5,249,835; 5,356,192; and 5,470,122.
However, the known sun visors extension are, for the most part, more complex, and as a result more expensive than they need to be, and many times are not very easy to mount to the vehicle sun visor or to use. Furthermore, many vehicle sun visors are equipped with vanity mirrors which can no longer be used with many of the know sun visor extensions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a sun visor extension that is simple and inexpensive to produce, and is easy to mount and to use.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a sun visor extension that will not interfere with use of any vanity mirror with which the vehicle sun visor may be equipped.
The above objects of the invention are obtained by the sun visor being made of a one-piece card board blank that is easily folded into its working configuration and secured in that configuration without any separate fasteners. Furthermore, a hinged flap can be cut from a panel section of the visor extension to enable easy access to a vanity mirror on the vehicle sun visor.
These and further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which, for purposes of illustration only, a single embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2432674 (1947-12-01), Office
patent: 3480322 (1969-11-01), Pollak
patent: 3649068 (1972-03-01), Moynihan
patent: 4023855 (1977-05-01), Janata et al.
patent: 4058340 (1977-11-01), Pinkas
patent: 4330148 (1982-05-01), Lamont
patent: 4776628 (1988-10-01), Polito
patent: 4792176 (1988-12-01), Karford
patent: 5112096 (1992-05-01), Keenan
patent: 5249835 (1993-10-01), Emoto
patent: 5356192 (1994-10-01), Schierau
patent: 5470122 (1995-11-01), Feng
patent: 5651577 (1997-07-01), Lacy et al.
Hestehave Borge T.
Hestehave Kjeld
Bomatic, Inc.
Carpenter Scott
Nixon & Peabody LLP
Pape Joseph D.
Safran David S.
LandOfFree
Vehicle sun visor extension does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Vehicle sun visor extension, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Vehicle sun visor extension will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2449016