Patent ID: 6309004
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An auxiliary attachment for original-equipment, factory-installed sun visors associated with vehicles, the attachment comprising:a generally rectangular, tinted, plastic shield adapted to be attached to the sun visor;a flexible, plastic strap for securing the attachment to the sun visor, the plastic strap adapted to circumscribe the visor;means for pivotally securing the shield to said strap such that the shield may be pivotally folded between leftward and rightward positions flatly nested against the visor wherein the shield is substantially parallel with and flushly nested against the visor and an intermediate deployed position wherein the shield is disposed substantially perpendicularly to the visor and projects outwardly therefrom in a direction longitudinally aligned with the length of the vehicle; and,whereby the shield may be selectively disposed in an operative orientation generally angled or perpendicular with respect to the visor to reduce glare coining from a direction generally sideways to the driver of the vehicle.