Patent ID: 7669636

Claim:
A method of reducing glare from oncoming vehicle headlights, said method comprising: Providing an attachment for a vehicle front windshield, said vehicle having a driver's side and a passenger side, said attachment further comprising: A slatted blind having a plurality of horizontally-oriented slats extending between a headrail and a bottom rail, a flexible cord ladder connected between the headrail and bottom rail and supporting said slats, and a rotating means for rotation of said slats from opened to closed; Securing said slatted blind with mounting means connected to said headrail to an upper portion of the inside of the vehicle's front windshield on the driver's side such that the attachment has a width less than 30 percent of the horizontal width of the vehicle's front windshield and the passenger side is uncovered; Driving said vehicle on a surface that can have oncoming traffic; Rotating the rotating means to operate the slats such that they are open and allow a driver to see through the slats when there is no oncoming traffic with lit headlights approaching; Rotating the rotating means while driving to operate the slats such that they are closed and prevent a driver from seeing through the slats when there is at least one oncoming vehicle with lit headlights approaching the driver; and Repeating the rotating steps while driving to accommodate varying oncoming traffic.