Tactical ID visor

• US 6,712,417 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2002
• Issued: 03/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eric R. Haapapuro, Richard Yurko
• Original Assignee: Eric R. Haapapuro, Richard Yurko
• Inventors: Haapapuro, Eric R., Yurko, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Gordon, Stephen T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LYJAK, LORI LYNN
• Application Number:
  US10/191,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20030015887A1
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• Field of Search: 296/97.8, 296/97.5, 296/97.6, 296/97.1, 224/312, 224/572, 224/277
• US Class Current: 296/97.8
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0208 combined with auxiliary visor

Abstract

The tactical ID visor and visor attachment enables individuals, particularly law enforcement personnel to review items held thereon while maintaining a line of sight to a suspect/location. The visor attachment can be made of transparent plastic having clips for holding ID'"'"'s, vehicle registrations, etc. Lights are provided so that items can be read without interfering with the line of sight of law enforcement personnel. According to another embodiment, the visor can be redesigned to incorporate a lighted portion which would hold the necessary items and still enable law enforcement personnel to obtain information while maintaining their line of sight.

Claims

1. A visor attachment which is to be attached to a visor of a vehicle comprising:

a transparent main body having a surface onto which items to be viewed are positioned; and

lighting instruments which impinge light upon the surface of the transparent main body so as to enable the items positioned thereon to be viewed,

wherein, because the main body is transparent, an individual can maintain a line of sight through the visor attachment to objects in front of the vehicle while viewing items positioned on the visor attachment.

3. The visor attachment of claim 1, wherein the lighting instruments have lenses through which light emits, the lenses have a surface that defines an angle with respect to the surface of the transparent main body that is no more than 90 degrees.

2. A visor attachment which is to be attached to a visor of a vehicle comprising:

a transparent main body having a surface onto which items to be viewed are positioned; and

lighting instruments which impinge light upon the surface of the transparent main body so as to enable the items positioned thereon to be viewed; and

further comprising clips for holding items to be viewed.

4. A visor attachment which is to be attached to a visor of a vehicle comprising:

a transparent main body having a surface onto which items to be viewed are positioned; and

lighting means for impinging light upon the surface of the transparent main body so as to enable the items positioned thereon to be viewed,

wherein, because the main body is transparent, an individual can maintain a line of sight through the visor attachment to objects in front of the vehicle while viewing items positioned on the visor attachment.

6. The visor attachment of claim 4, wherein the lighting means includes lenses through which light emits, the lenses having a surface that defines an angle with respect to the surface of the transparent main body that is no more than 90 degrees.

5. A visor attachment which is to be attached to a visor of a vehicle comprising:

a transparent main body having a surface onto which items to be viewed are positioned; and

lighting means for impinging light upon the surface of the transparent main body so as to enable the items positioned thereon to be viewed; and

further comprising clips for holding items to be viewed.

7. A visor of a vehicle comprising a visor body, the visor body having a built-in portion comprising:

a transparent main body having a surface onto which items to be viewed are positioned; and

lighting instruments which impinge light upon the surface of the transparent main body so as to enable the items positioned thereon to be viewed.

8. The visor of claim 7, further comprising clips for holding items to be viewed.

9. The visor of claim 7, wherein the lighting instruments have lenses through which light emits, the lenses have a surface that defines an angle with respect to the surface of the transparent main body that is no more than 90 degrees.

15. The visor according to claim 7, wherein because the main body of the built-in portion is transparent, an individual can maintain a line of sight through the visor to objects in front of the vehicle while viewing items positioned on the main body.

16. The visor according to claim 7, further comprising clips for holding items to be viewed.

17. The visor according to claim 16, wherein the clips are transparent.

18. The visor according to claim 15, wherein the lighting means are positioned so that the items can be viewed without substantially interfering with the line of sight from the individual to the objects in front of the vehicle.

10. A visor attachment which is to be attached to a visor of a vehicle comprising:

a transparent main body having a surface onto which items to be viewed are positioned; and

lighting instruments which impinge light upon the surface of the transparent main body so as to enable the items positioned thereon to be viewed,

wherein, when the visor attachment is in use, the visor attachment is positioned such that a lowermost portion of the visor attachment is lower than a lowermost portion of the visor.

11. The visor attachment according to claim 10, wherein, because the main body is transparent, an individual can maintain a line of sight through the visor attachment to objects in front of the vehicle while viewing items positioned on the visor attachment.

12. The visor attachment according to claim 11, further comprising clips for holding items to be viewed.

13. The visor attachment according to claim 12, wherein the clips are transparent.

14. The visor attachment according to claim 11, wherein the lighting means are positioned so that, upon illumination, the items can be viewed without substantially interfering with the line of sight from the individual to the objects in front of the vehicle.

19. A visor attachment which is to be attached to a visor of a vehicle comprising:

a transparent main body having a surface onto which items to be viewed are positioned; and

holding means for holding items that are to be viewed on the transparent main body,

wherein, when the visor attachment is in use, a lowermost portion of the transparent main body is lower than a lowermost portion of the visor, and

wherein, because the main body is transparent, an individual can maintain a line of sight through the visor attachment, when it is in use, to objects in front of the vehicle.

20. The visor attachment according to claim 19, wherein the holding means includes clips.

21. The visor attachment according to claim 20, wherein the clips are transparent.