Memo visor

• US 5,810,420 A
• Filed: 09/03/1996
• Issued: 09/22/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Prince (Wellman Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Prince (Wellman Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Welling, Thomas L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pike, Andrew C.
• Application Number:
  US08/709,463
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• Field of Search: 296/97.5, D12/191, D14/154, D14/191, D14/192, D14/218, D14/259, D13/168
• US Class Current: 296/97.5
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0204 Sun visors
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0211 for record carriers apparatus, e.g. video recorders, tape players or CD players
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0217 for loud-speakers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0247 for microphones or earphones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0264 for control means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0035 Sun visors
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0047 using hidden fastening means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0288 Apparatus made of several modules independently mounted

Abstract

A digital voice recorder is conveniently located within a vehicle body by a bezel positioned for convenient use by the vehicle operator. Preferably, the body is a visor and the bezel is elongated with a record switch and a playback switch in spaced relationship for easy operation. The digital voice recorder is microprocessor controlled to allow direct sequential access for playing back messages.

Claims

1. A memo visor comprising:

a visor body including a recess formed therein;

a bezel for mounting a digital electronic voice recorder in said recess; and

record and playback control switches for said digital electronic voice recorder, said record and playback switches being mounted to said bezel, wherein said bezel is generally elongated for mounting said record and playback switches in spaced-apart relationship at opposite ends of said bezel for easy use by an operator of the vehicle.

2. The memo visor as defined by claim 1 wherein said recess is formed in a corner of said visor body.

3. The memo visor as defined by claim 2 wherein said recess is located in an end of said visor body.

4. The memo visor as defined in claim 1 wherein said record and playback switches include indicia thereon identifying their respective control functions.

5. The memo visor as defined in claim 1 and further including a speaker/microphone mounted to said bezel between said playback and record switches.

6. The memo visor as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said playback and record switches has a dimension which occupies approximately one-third of a surface of said bezel.

7. A digital memo recorder comprising:

an accessory body for a vehicle, said body including a surface facing an interior of the vehicle;

a digital voice recorder;

a microprocessor coupled to said digital voice recorder for controlling said recorder to allow direct sequential access to messages recorded by said recorder;

control switches coupled to said microprocessor for controlling record, playback, and delete operations of said digital memo recorder; and

a bezel for mounting said control switches in spaced relationship to one another and to said accessory body for easy access by an operator of the vehicle, wherein said bezel is elongated and said control switches include a playback switch and a record switch mounted near opposite ends of said bezel in spaced relationship to one another.

8. The digital memo recorder as defined in claim 7 wherein each of said playback and record switches has a dimension which occupies approximately one-third of a surface of said bezel.