Patent ID: 8453969

Claim:
A glare shield equipped with an emergency vision apparatus, comprising: a) a glare shield in a cockpit; b) a compartment recessed into said glare shield; c) a blower within said compartment; d) an inflatable first enclosure made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use, said first enclosure when in said deflated form is stored within said compartment; e) first and second clear members disposed at respective first and second ends of said first enclosure to enable a user to see through said first enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of said first enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; f) a switch operably associated with said blower to activate said blower and thereby inflate said first enclosure to said expanded form when said first enclosure is to be deployed; g) a tubular air passageway connecting said blower and said first enclosure; h) said compartment including a removable cover; and i) said switch is operably connected to said cover such that when said cover is removed, said switch is automatically activated.