SUN VISOR EXTENSION FOR VEHICLE

• US 3,853,370 A
• Filed: 08/27/1973
• Issued: 12/10/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nelle S. Barnhart
• Original Assignee: Nelle S. Barnhart
• Inventors: Barnhart, Nelle S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tollberg, Stanley H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shannon, John P.
• Application Number:
  US05/391,126
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 296/97G,97C,97K,97R,95C
• US Class Current: 296/97.6
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0208 combined with auxiliary visor

Abstract

A clamping base is dimensioned to overlie one face of a vehicle main sun visor, and includes adjustable confronting flanges for clamping to the upper and lower edges of the visor. The clamping base includes an elongated slot extending between the flanges and having a lateral notch at the lower end and intermediate its ends. A generally rectangular visor extension includes a guide member confined in the slot to guide the extension between an overlying position and an extended position. Springs coupled between the visor extension and the base urge the extension to the overlying position, and the extension guide member is latched in either of the guide slot notches to retain the extension in the extended position.

Claims

1. A visor extension comprising a clamping base assembly consisting of at least two members adjustably coupled together, said base assembly being dimensioned to span the width of a vehicle sun visor and having confronting upper and lower flanges for engaging opposite edges thereof;

said base assembly having elongated guide track means extending between said clamping flanges, and latching means adjacent to the lower end of said guide track means;

a flat generally rectangular sheet having a guide member mounted therein intermediate the ends and adjacent to one edge defining its upper edge;

said guide member coacting with said guide track means for guiding reciprocating movement of said sheet between an upper retracted position, generally overlying the vehicle sun visor, and a lower extended position, projecting beyond the lower edge of said sun visor;

resilient means connected between said base assembly and said sheet for urging said sheet to said retracted position; and

said guide member and said latch means coacting to selectively latch said guide member at the lower end of said guide track means to maintain said sheet in said extended position.

2. A visor extension as set forth in claim 1 one of said members having an elongated slot perpendicular to its associated flange, the other of said members having a hole dimensioned to overlie said slot, and a threaded fastener assembly dimensioned to be received in said slot and hole for adjustably coupling together said clamping base members.

3. A visor extension as set forth in claim 1 one of said clamping base members being an elongated member having an elongated slot perpendicular to its associated flange and being generally coextensive with said member, said slot defining said guide track means;

and said sheet guide member being dimensioned to be received and retained within said guide track slot.

4. A visor extension as set forth in claim 3 said guide track slot having a lateral notch at its lower end dimensioned to receive and latch said sheet guide member, said lAteral recess defining said latching means.

5. A visor extension as set forth in claim 4 said guide track slot having at least one additional lateral notch intermediate its ends dimensioned to receive and latch said sheet guide member, said additional notch defining an additional latching means for latching said sheet in an intermediate extended position.