Sliding visor
First Claim
1. A visor for a vehicle, said visor comprising:
- a pivot rod;
a carrier arranged on said pivot rod;
a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body;
a monorail arranged on an inside surface of said first shell; and
said carrier is slidingly engaged with said first shell, said carrier is arranged and slidingly secured within or on said monorail, said carrier contacts a top portion of said monorail and a bottom portion of said monorail, said monorail is arranged exclusively on said first shell, said monorail comprising a generally C-shaped channel having a top portion and bottom portion, said generally C-shaped channel having a generally square or rectangular shaped slot in a top portion thereof, said monorail having a generally C-shaped flange extending from said bottom portion thereof.
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Accused Products
Abstract
A sliding sun visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The sun visor includes a first and second visor body shell. The visor also comprises a pivot rod and a carrier slidingly arranged over the pivot rod. The first shell of the visor body includes a monorail arranged on an inside surface thereof. The carrier is slidingly engaged with the first shell wherein the carrier is arranged within or on the monorail. The carrier contacts a top portion of the monorail and a bottom portion of the monorail. The carrier is hence slidingly secured to the monorail and only connected to one of the shells used to engage to form a visor body. The visor bodies are secured via a press fit between a first boss arranged on a first shell and a second boss arranged on the second shell thus creating a secure connection that does not need screws to secure the visor halves to one another.
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27 Claims
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1. A visor for a vehicle, said visor comprising:
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a pivot rod; a carrier arranged on said pivot rod; a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body; a monorail arranged on an inside surface of said first shell; and said carrier is slidingly engaged with said first shell, said carrier is arranged and slidingly secured within or on said monorail, said carrier contacts a top portion of said monorail and a bottom portion of said monorail, said monorail is arranged exclusively on said first shell, said monorail comprising a generally C-shaped channel having a top portion and bottom portion, said generally C-shaped channel having a generally square or rectangular shaped slot in a top portion thereof, said monorail having a generally C-shaped flange extending from said bottom portion thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A visor for a vehicle, said visor comprising:
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a pivot rod; a carrier arranged on said pivot rod; a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body; a monorail arranged on an inside surface of said first shell; and said carrier is slidingly engaged with said first shell, said carrier is arranged and slidingly secured within or on said monorail, said carrier contacts a top portion of said monorail and a bottom portion of said monorail, said carrier having a first, a second and a third cavity arranged on a second side thereof.
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19. A visor for a vehicle, said visor comprising:
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a pivot rod; a carrier arranged on said pivot rod; a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body; a monorail arranged on an inside surface of said first shell; and said carrier is slidingly engaged with said first shell, said carrier is arranged and slidingly secured within or on said monorail, said carrier contacts a top portion of said monorail and a bottom portion of said monorail, said carrier having a leaf spring arranged on a bottom surface of said cavity, said leaf spring having a second ride surface on one end and a third ride surface on another end thereof. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification