Auto visor

• US 6,279,984 B1
• Filed: 08/24/1999
• Issued: 08/28/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lawrence Reina Jr
• Original Assignee: Lawrence Reina Jr
• Inventors: Reina, Lawrence Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gordon, Stephen T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Coletta, Lori L.
• Application Number:
  US09/379,503
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 296/97.1, 296/99.1, 296/95.1
• US Class Current: 296/97.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/02 adjustable in position B60J3/002, B60J3/005 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0204 Sun visors

Abstract

A deployable windshield sun visor made of tinted plastic, or tinted safety glass is retracted and stored in the roof of the vehicle. The shield is deployed upon the activation of a switch and will then move down upon the windshield to thereby lessen glare and otherwise operate to decrease the brightness of the sun'"'"'s effects. The panel or visor may be either on the outside or inside surface of the windshield and is in close connection to it. Optionally the panel may be constructed as a pair of panels so that the driver and passenger may choose whether the panel should be deployed on their side or not.

Claims

1. A vehicle windshield sun visor apparatus, the vehicle having a roof and a windshield in connection with said roof, said windshield having an outside surface and an inside surface, the sun visor apparatus comprising:

a shading device of about planar shape and of a translucent material, said vehicle having a roof and said roof having an opening of size and shape to permit the movement of said shading device into and out of said roof and beneath said inside surface of said windshield, a drive unit for moving said shading device over said windshield by a user;

a switch in connection with said vehicle for operating said drive unit;

said opening positioned inside the vehicle so that said shading device will retract in close proximity to said inside surface of said windshield.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said shading device is made of a material selected from the group consisting of tinted glass and colored plastic.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said opening has a guideway, said guideway comprising at least two groove sections, said groove sections being of size and shape to accommodate left and right frame edges so that said shading device extends along said groove sections.