Patent ID: 6120085
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A deployable antiglare screen device for use in automobiles equipped with an exterior rear view mirror mounted on a side door having both an inboard and exterior side and a vertically slidable window, said deployable antiglare screen device comprising:(a) a base having a housing and a means for detachably mounting said housing onto the upper end of said inboard side of said door of said automobile adjacent to the lower front corner of said slidable window opposite said exterior rear view mirror;(b) a collapsible mesh screen which, when spead out, reduces glare from bright light when viewing therethrough;(c) a mechanism mounted within said housing and having a fixedly attached collapsible framework device which can be alternately retracted or deployed for moving said mesh screen respectively from a folded down position within said housing to a spread out position with sufficient size and shape, when properly placed, to totally encompass an area the perimeter of a driver's view of the entire of said exterior rear view mirror;whereby said deployable antiglare screen device, when properly prepositioned on said door, can be engaged by the driver of a vehicle to instantly deploy a mesh screen within the driver's line-of-sight of said exterior rear view mirror to attenuate reflected glare from any bright light source andwhereby driver can instantly disengage the deployable antiglare screen device to retract said mesh screen back into its said housing for storage so driver can see a regular untreated view of the reflected image in said exterior rear view mirror, andwhereby the deployable antiglare screen device will lie-in-wait out of driver's way, with no obstruction to driver's field of view, until such time as driver once again encounters glare reflected into said exterior rear view mirror.