Patent ID: 6328370
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A vehicle sun visor assembly comprising:a) a sun visor rod having an inward side, an outward side, a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is located and attached, by a rod/vehicle attachment means, to a vehicle headliner above the substantial center of a windshield, wherein said attachment means comprises:(1) said sun visor rod having a T-groove that extends along the outward side of said rod,(2) a rod/vehicle attachment assembly comprising:(a) an inner section consisting of an attachment plate having a pair of bores, an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein from the outer surface extends an elongated section that terminates in a ball socket,(b) a swivel section having an inner end that terminates in a ball that is dimensioned to rotate about the confines of the ball socket, and an outer end that terminates in a T-section dimensioned to slidably traverse the T-groove on said sun visor rod, and(c) a locknut dimensioned to fit over the elongated section and having means for securing the ball within the ball socket, wherein to utilize the rod/vehicle attachment assembly the T-section of a first assembly is inserted into the T-groove on the first end of said sun visor rod and the T-section of a second assembly is inserted into the T-groove on the second end of said rod, the attachment plates of each respective assembly are then positioned and attached to the vehicle by means of screws, once attached, the rod/vehicle attachment assembly allows said sun visor rod to be positioned in both a horizontal and vertical position to compensate for the particular dimensions of the vehicle in which said sun visor assembly is to be installed, after the proper position is selected, the locknut is tightened to maintain the selected position, wherein said rod curves rearward in a substantial horizontal plane and terminates with the second end attached, by a second rod/vehicle attachment means, to the vehicle headliner above the substantial end of a vehicle side window, andb) a sun visor having an upper edge, a lower edge, an inner side and an outer side, wherein the upper edge is slidably attached, by a visor/rod attachment means, to said sun visor rod, wherein said visor can be manually moved from an upward, stowed position to a downward position, wherein in the downward position, the visor can be selectively moved from the first end to the second end of said rod to block the sun's rays from the eyes of a driver or a passenger.