Glareblocker

• US 5,022,701 A
• Filed: 04/11/1990
• Issued: 06/11/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jesse P. Thompson II
• Original Assignee: Jesse P. Thompson II
• Inventors: Thompson, Jesse P. II
• Primary Examiner(s): Pedder, Dennis H.
• Application Number:
  US07/507,529
• Time in Patent Office: 426 Days
• Field of Search: 296/152, 296/97.1, 296/97.2, 296/97.5, 296/97.7, 296/97.9, 160/DIG. 2, 160/DIG. 3, 160/105, 160/370.2, 350/276 R, 350/277, 350/283
• US Class Current: 296/152
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0286 Sunglare reduction by temporary translucent screens or foils removably attached to window
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0295 due to reflections in side or rear mirror

Abstract

A light-blocking and wind deflector device, similar to a pair of sunshades, which is adapted for use in vehicles having transparent side members, such as side glass windows or windshields. The device includes a shield in the form of a relatively stiff and generally flat sheet having sufficient opacity to serve as a light filtering medium for rear view mirrors attached to each side of the vehicle and to serve as a wind deflector. A preferred material for the sheet is a sheet of polarized plastic having a thickness of approximately 1/8 of an inch and a minimum area of about 64 square inches. A pair of shields are affixed to the side windows of a vehicle by a rectangular flange portion forming a part of each shield which portion is adapted to be inserted into the aperture into which a side window retracts, the aperture being in between the side window and the inner edge of the door. Each shield is positioned at a side window such that it blocks wind as well as a portion of any light reflected from an external rear view mirror.

Claims

1. A blocking device adapted for use in a vehicle having a side door, an inner panel, a side window and a cavity for receiving same and a nearby side-mounted rearview mirror, comprising:

(a) a shield in the form of a relatively stiff sheet of a darkened transparent material having sufficient capacity to block at least a portion of any incoming wind and to block at least a portion of any incoming light reflected from said rearview mirror;

(b) A first means for simultaneously cushioning said sheet from vibrations from said vehicle and bracing said sheet against said side window said first means extending in a first direction away from said sheet and towards said side window;

(c) A second means for inserting said sheet in said cavity in between said inner panel of said side door and the side window, said second means further adapted to press said sheet against the side window wherein said sheet has at least five edges configured to generally adapt to a foremost corner of a side window, first and second of said edges being horizontally parallel and of unequal lengths, said first edge being shorter than said second edge, and a third edge being oriented obliquely to said first edge and a fourth edge, said fourth edge being perpendicular to said second edge and parallel to a fifth edge which interconnects said first edge and said second edge wherein said first means is an elongated resilient member attached to said sheet parallel to said first edge wherein said second means is a cantilevered panel located at said second edge, said cantilevered panel extending away from said sheet in a second direction opposite to said first direction in which said first means extends.

2. A blocking device adapted for use in a vehicle having a side door, an inner panel, a side window and a cavity for receiving same and a nearby side-mounted rearview mirror, comprising a blocking means for shielding a portion of light reflected from said rearview mirror and simultaneously blocking a portion of any wind flowing into said vehicle when said vehicle is in motion;

a first means for simultaneously cushioning said blocking means from vibrations from said vehicle and bracing said sheet against said side window, said first means extending in a first direction away from said blocking means and towards said side window;

a second means for inserting said sheet in said cavity in between the inner panel of said side door and the side window, said second means further adapted to press said blocking means against the side window wherein the blocking means has at least five edges configured to generally adapt to a foremost corner of a side window, first and second of said edges being horizontally parallel and of unequal lengths, said first edge being shorter than said second edge, a third edge being oriented obliquely to said first edge and a fourth edge, said fourth edge being perpendicular to said second edge and parallel to a fifth edge which interconnects said first and said second edges wherein said first means is an elongated resilient member attached to said sheet parallel to said first edge and above said second means wherein said second means comprises a cantilevered panel located at said second edge, said cantilevered panel extending away from said sheet in a second direction opposite to said first direction in which said first means extends.