Retractable antiglare shield for exterior rear view mirrors

• US 5,089,912 A
• Filed: 09/28/1990
• Issued: 02/18/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Simin, Gerald L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Arnold, Bruce Y.
• Assistant Examiner(s): RYAN, JAY
• Application Number:
  US07/589,350
• Time in Patent Office: 508 Days
• Field of Search: 350/276 R, 350/277, 350/278, 350/283, 296/96.19, 296/97.1, 296/97.2, 296/97.3, 296/97.4, 296/97.8
• US Class Current: 359/608
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/2041 Blind sheets, e.g. shape of sheets, reinforcements in sheets, materials therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/2063 Mounting arrangements for roller blind or its storage box, e.g. integration into beltline or window frame
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 1/2086 specially adapted for openable windows, e.g. side window

Abstract

A retractable antiglare shield for an exterior rear view mirror that is mounted in a vehicle door and includes a flexible shield which can be stored in the door when not in use. This shield is supported on a roller mechanism and has its upper end formed with a support member which is insertable between the window and the door frame for maintaining the shield in the operative raised position.

Claims

1. A retractable antiglare shield for exterior rear view mirrors mounted on a door of a motor vehicle with a window glass and movable between a raised position and a stored position comprising:

a shield made from a thin, flexible material which reduces glare from a following vehicle;

the door having a hollow space;

a shaft rotatably mounted along its longitudinal axis in the hollow space of the door of the motor vehicle;

the shaft being fixedly connected to a lower end of the shield;

a support member fixedly connected to the shield at an upper end of the shield opposite the lower end of the shield for grasping the support member when the shield is in a stored position in the hollow space of the door of the motor vehicle;

means connected to the shaft for winding the shield around the shaft for maintaining the shield in a stored position within the hollow space;

and means including the support member for holding the shield in the raised position so that the shield covers a portion of the window glass through which the exterior rear view mirror is visible to a driver of the motor vehicle;

said means for holding the shield in the raised position including a forward end of the support member which is inserted between a window seal and the window glass of the door so that the support member is held in the raised position such that the support member serves as a stiffener for supporting the shield, and the shield covers a portion of the window glass through which the exterior rear view mirror is visible to a driver of the motor vehicle.