Sun visor assembly with vanity mirror brow

• US 6,824,188 B1
• Filed: 03/13/2003
• Issued: 11/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Grupo Antolin North America Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Crotty Corporation
• Inventors: Brown, Lee, Hobson, James J.
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, KIRAN B
• Application Number:
  US10/388,242
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• Field of Search: 296/97.2, 296/97.5, 296/97.1, 296/97.12, 362/492, 362/135
• US Class Current: 296/97.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/0282 specially adapted for a courtesy mirror

Abstract

A sun visor assembly is provided that includes a foundation having a pair of foundation halves. An upholstery cover extends over each of the foundation halves to form an outer of the sun visor. A vanity mirror brow is disposed over one of the foundation halves under the cover, such that a portion of the cover is raised off of the foundation. A vanity mirror assembly is disposed over the cover assembly adjacent the vanity mirror brow. The addition of the vanity mirror brow between the foundation and the cover gives the perception that at least a portion of the vanity mirror assembly is attractively recessed into the foundation.

Claims

1. A sun visor assembly comprising:

a sun visor foundation;

a vanity mirror assembly; and

a vanity mirror brow surrounding at least a portion of the vanity mirror assembly such that at least a portion of the vanity mirror assembly is perceived to be recessed into the foundation, wherein the vanity mirror brow includes a substantially flat base and a contoured outer surface opposite the substantially flat base.

2. The sun visor assembly of claim 1, wherein the contoured outer surface tapers downwardly as it extends from an upper edge of the vanity mirror assembly toward a lower edge of the vanity mirror assembly.