Vehicle sun visors

Sun visors and anti-glare shields are formed by connecting a reel of film in pull-down fashion to the upper edge portion of a vehicle conventional sun visor. When pulled down, the depending edge of the film is attached to the upper surface of the dash and a additional reel of film is disposed between the two visor connected sections of film to occlude light glare between the pull-down visor connected shields. Cantilever supported auxiliary sun visors are connected in piggy-back fashion with the respective permanent sun visor for swinging movement toward and away from the glass of vehicle front doors and each includes a reel of film mounted similarly thereon in pull-down fashion for shielding the light glare through vehicle front door windows. Additionally, accordion folded material extends between the adjacent end surfaces of the respective permanent sun visor and auxiliary sun visor at respective front door positions of the vehicle.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the invention 
This invention relates to automotive accessories and more particularly to 
sun visors which minimize sun glare in the control area of vehicles. 
Vehicle sun visors provided as standard equipment in the control area of 
vehicles are generally satisfactory in reducing the glare of on coming 
headlights or to some extent the glare of sun reflection of sun rays off 
road surfaces or windshields of approaching or preceding vehicles through 
the windshield or vehicle front side glasses. However, these visors are of 
limited area and are not movable to occlude sun glare in areas of the 
windshield or door glasses not covered by the conventional sun visors. 
This invention obviates the problem of sun glare through vehicle windshield 
or side glasses in an area of substantially 180.degree. with respect to 
the driver and front seat passenger. 
2. Description of the prior art 
Supplemental panels formed from transparent tinted material for minimizing 
sun or headlight glare are well known and have usually been attached to 
the conventional sun visor as a rider or temporarily attached to the 
inside surface of vehicle glass by a suction cup or the like to occlude 
sun or light glare into the control area. 
While these tinted panels generally perform satisfactorily they have the 
disadvantage that they are limited in area of coverage and must be moved 
when the travel direction of the vehicle has changed with respect to the 
source of light. 
This results in a distraction of the operator controlling the vehicle or, 
in some instances it is inconvenient for him to move such panel. 
U.S. Pat. No. 2,634,161 discloses a pair of vehicle sun visors pivotally 
and swingably mounted about a common vertical support for movement in 
light shielding a forward windshield and a side front door glass. 
U.S. Pat. No. 4,679,842 discloses a ceiling supported pull-down glare 
shield extending coextensive with the vertical inside dimension of a 
vehicle windshield which is temporarily fastened to the upper surface of 
the dash. 
This invention obviates the above problems and is distinctive over the 
above patents by providing pull-down tinted film attached in piggy-back 
fashion to retractable conventional sun visors and additionally provide an 
auxiliary visor with a retractable pull-down tinted film which may be 
placed over the position of vehicle forward side windows. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
A window blind-type reel of transparent flexible transparent tinted 
sunlight glare minimizing film coextensive with the length of a 
conventional vehicle sun visor is attached to its depending forward edge 
portion when in stored position to be pulled down and secured to the 
vehicle instrument panel or dash when needed to occlude sun or vehicle 
light glare. 
Vehicle front side window visors similarly having a reel of light glare 
minimizing film attached thereto is pivotally supported in cantilever 
fashion by the primary visor bracket mounting in piggy-back fashion with 
respect to the conventional sun visor for swinging movement toward and 
away from the vehicle front side windows. 
Other light glare panels shield the spacing between the conventional visors 
and side window visors and the windshield area below the rearview mirror. 
The principal object of this invention is to minimize light glare in the 
control area of a vehicle throughout a substantially 180.degree. arc with 
respect to the position of the vehicle operator.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Like characters of reference designate like parts in those figures of the 
drawings in which they occur. 
In the drawings: 
The reference numeral 10 indicates the forward inside area of an automotive 
vehicle having a front windshield 12, a dash panel 14 equipped with 
windshield defroster vent openings 16 adjacent the inward depending limit 
of the windshield 12. The numeral 18 indicates the forward roof area of 
the vehicle spanning the upper edge limit of the windshield 12. 
Conventional right and left sun visors 20 and 21, respectively, are 
supported by rods 22 having one end portion secured to the inner surface 
of the vehicle forward roof area by mounting brackets 24. 
The above description is substantially conventional with most automotive 
vehicles presently in use and is set forth to show the combination with 
which the invention is used. 
In caring out the invention, window blind type reels of transparent color 
tinted film 26 and 27 are horizontally secured longitudinally to the 
normally forwardly disposed surface 28 of the respective visor 20 and 21 
adjacent its upper edge limit 30. 
Transversely, the width of the film 26-27 is slightly less than the 
longitudinal length of the respective visor and the length of the film is 
such that it may extend downwardly from its reeled up position and 
fastened at its lower edge limit 32 to the upper surface of the dash 14 as 
by any suitable fastener, such as the self adhering material 34 presently 
marketed under the trademark VELCRO, rearwardly of the defroster vents 16. 
Additionally, a third reel of tinted film 36 of substantially less length 
than the reels 26-27, is secured to the upper inward surface of the 
windshield 12 forwardly of the position of the rearview mirror for the 
purpose of spanning the spacing between the films 26' and 27'0 when pulled 
down from the respective right and left reels 26 and 27 (FIG. 5) and 
occluding any sun or vehicle light shining through the windshield on the 
driver's or passenger's eyes. 
When the three lowered films 26', 27' and 36' are secured to the dash 14, a 
space or compartment 39 (FIG. 4) is formed between the films and the inner 
surface of the windshield 12 which aids in maintaining the defroster heat 
adjacent the windshield in inclement weather. 
Additionally, the vehicle right and left front door windows, not shown, are 
provided with a pair of auxiliary visors 40 and 41, respectively, which 
are mounted in piggy-back fashion on the respective conventional visor 20 
and 21 by swinging arm bracket adaptor means 43 interposed between the sun 
visor brackets 24 and the inner surface of the vehicle forward roof 
portion 18. 
The conventional visor bracket 24 is preferably constructed as shown by 
FIGS. 7 and 8. The bracket means 43 comprises an extension 44 added to a 
plate 43 having a perimeter and apertures matching the visor brackets 24 
outwardly of the dotted line 46 and apertured as at 48. A depending pivot 
bolt 50 in the aperture 48 journals an auxiliary visor bracket arm 52 for 
horizontal swinging movement about the bolt 50 axis from a position 
parallel with the respective sun visor 20 and 21 to a lateral position 
adjacent the upper inner limit of the vehicle respective front side door, 
not shown. 
A spring 54 interposed between the pivot bolt nut and swinging arm 52 
maintains the arm 52 horizontal and permits free horizontal movement and 
frictional resistance between components for maintaining the auxiliary 
visor in its respective positions. 
The auxiliary sun visors 40 and 41 are mounted in the usual conventional 
fashion on the respective pivoting arm 52 and when laterally disposed as 
illustrated by FIG. 5, shield the upper edge limit of the respective door 
glass. 
The auxiliary sun visors, 40 and 41, are similarly provided with reels 56 
and 58, of similar transparent tinted film 62 and 63 having a width 
substantially equal to the length of the respective auxiliary visor 40 and 
41 and a length sufficient to span the principal portion of the respective 
vehicle right and left forward door glass when in lowered position as at 
56' and 58' (FIG. 5). 
The area or space 60 formed by the confronting edges of the film 26'-56' 
and 27'-58', is spanned at its upper end portion between the sun visors 
20-40 and 21-41, by lengths of accordion folded material 65-65' bonded at 
their respective ends to the respective sun visor 20-40, and 21-41 which 
occludes sun rays or head lights from entering the vehicle forward 
compartment through the upper portion of the spaces 60. 
The sun visors and respective films, as illustrated by FIG. 5, surround 
substantially 180.degree. of the position of the vehicle operator and his 
passenger. It is believed obvious that any or all of the antiglare shields 
26', 27', 36', 56' and 58' may be disposed as illustrated by FIG. 5 to act 
as a heat shield against sun rays. 
Obviously the invention is susceptible to changes or alterations without 
defeating its practicability. Therefore, we do not wish to be confined to 
the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings and described herein.