Patent ID: 8220858
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A base for use with a clip, the clip is configured to attach a visor to a headliner of a vehicle, the visor having a biasing member operative to bias the visor against the headliner so as to place the visor in a stowed position and generate a moment, the headliner having an inner surface opposite an outer surface, the base comprising: a body having a first portion configured to retain the clip and a second portion, the body further includes an outer surface extending from the first portion to the second portion, the outer surface of the first and second portions is generally planar and configured to engage the inner surface of the headliner, and the outer surface of a distal end of the second portion is displaced a predetermined distance away from the first portion so as to counter the moment generated when the visor is in the stowed position and place the first portion in flushing engagement with the inner surface of the headliner so as to position the clip along a first axis.