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Multipurpose automobile sunvisor

  • US 5,490,708 A
  • Filed: 06/08/1994
  • Issued: 02/13/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A multipurpose automobile sunvisor comprising:

  • a main body (10) which is roughly rectangular and comprised of a pair of panel members (11) and (12);

    a bent supporting bar (21) one of which is rotatably engaged with an upper portion of said main body (10) and the other end of which is secured onto the automobile'"'"'s chassis;

    a socket portion (24) engaging with the other end of said bent supporting bar (21);

    a light-shading portion (30) having a light-shading screen (31) tinted for screening the direct rays of light, and a receiving slot (13) built in said main body (10) for receiving thereinto said light-shading screen (31); and

    light-shading screen raising means (300) for pulling said light-shading screen (31) of said light-shading portion (30) into said receiving slot (13) of said main body (10);

    wherein,said light-shading screen raising means (300) includes;

    a first drum assembly (36) having drum members (36a) and 36(b) and a coil spring (36c), said drum member (36a) being wound with draw strings (33a) and (33b) around its circumference and said coil spring installed within said first drum assembly;

    a first sprocket (37) combined with said drum member (36b) and having a plurality of sawteeth which has a greater slope on one side than the other;

    a latch (38b) interlocked with said sawteeth of said first sprocket (37);

    a plate spring (38a) for elastically biasing said latch (38b) towards said sprocket (37) for the engagement therebetween, one end of which is engaged with a predetermined portion of said pair of panel members (11) and (12) and the other end of which contacts a portion of said latch (38b); and

    a lock-releasing button (39) for pushing said latch (38b) so as to detach said latch (38b) from said first sprocket (37).

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