Replacement sun visors for automobiles

• US 4,858,989 A
• Filed: 08/01/1988
• Issued: 08/22/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Henry Bruckstein
• Original Assignee: Dopler Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Bruckstein, Henry
• Primary Examiner(s): SONG, ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US07/226,833
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 296/97.6, 296/97.8, 296/97.2, 296/97.3, 296/97.12
• US Class Current: 296/97.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/04 adjustable in transparency

Abstract

The invention concerns a sun visor for vehicle such as an automobile. A transparent anti-glare window and a cover for the window is provided in an otherwise opaque sun visor. The cover is movable between a position where it obscures the window and a position in which a user may look through the window. Preferably the cover is hingable along a top edge between its positions. A user may either use the sun visor as an opaque unit, with the cover closed, to block glare or may, with the cover open, look through the anti-glare window for better field of vision.

Claims

1. A vehicle sun visor comprising an open frame of a general size and shape of a vehicle sun visor, a transparent sheet of anti-glare material mounted in the open frame, the frame being pivotable into a variety of operative positions;

an opaque flap hingably connected on a rear surface of said frame and co-extensive with said transparent sheet to be movable between a closed position covering said sheet and an open position allowing view through said sheet; and

means to releasably hold said flap in said open position.

2. A sun visor as claimed in claim 1 in which the flap has a rear surface provided at least one comfort facility.

3. A sun visor as claimed in claim 2 in which the comfort facility is a vanity mirror provided with a cover means hingable between a closed position shielding the mirror and an open position uncovering the mirror.

4. A sun visor as claimed in 1 in which at least one additional transparent flap is provided between said transparent anti-glare sheet and said opaque flap each additional flap being movable, when the opaque flap is open, between a first position covering the sheet and a second position uncovering the sheet.