Patent ID: 9669684
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: B60J

Claim:
1. A sun visor extension for attachment to a sun visor of a vehicle for inhibiting entry of undesired light into the vehicle, the sun visor having a perimeter edge, the sun visor extension comprising: a single sheet of material, the single sheet of material having the property of being one of translucent and opaque, the single sheet of material having a fastener attachment point near a perimeter, the sheet of material configured to be smaller in area than the sun visor; a clip with a first opposing jaw biased towards a second opposing jaw, the first opposing jaw and the second opposing jaw configured to grip the sun visor therebetween; and a rotating fastener connecting the clip near the perimeter of the single sheet of material, such that the rotating fastener provides frictional resistance to the rotation of the single sheet of material relative to the clip; wherein the clip is configured to grasp the perimeter edge of the sun visor, and the single sheet of material is configured to manually rotate about the rotating fastener between a retracted state and a deployed state; and wherein, when in the retracted state, the sheet of material is configured to lie flat against the sun visor and within the perimeter edge so that the sun visor can be raised without interference in operation of the sun visor; and wherein, in the deployed state, the sheet of material is configured to extend beyond the perimeter edge of the sun visor, when the visor is in the lowered position.