Patent ID: 8646828

Claim:
A sunshade assembly for a window of a vehicle comprising: a retractable sunshade movable between a stowed position and a deployed position for shading the window; a first trim panel for concealing a retracted portion of the sunshade and having an opening through which the sunshade extends for movement between the stowed position and the deployed position; a first securing member including a hook or hook retainer portion on an end thereof and a handgrip portion, the first securing member attached to the sunshade at a generally centered location between the hook portion and handgrip portion; and a second securing member within a recess of a second trim panel opposite the first trim panel and having a corresponding hook or hook retainer configured to engage with the hook or hook retainer of the first securing member to secure the sunshade in the deployed position; wherein when the sunshade is in the stowed position, the first securing member interferes with the surfaces of the trim panel surrounding the opening through which the sunshade extends to thereby restrict further retraction of the sunshade; wherein the first securing member is adapted to pivot about its point of attachment to the sunshade so as to present the hook or hook retainer portion thereof for extension into the recess of the second trim panel for engaging with the second securing member when the sunshade is moved to the deployed position; and wherein the first securing member has a longitudinal axis that is generally perpendicular to a face of the sunshade when in the stowed position, the hook or hook retainer portion and the handgrip portion being a unitary structure aligned along said longitudinal axis.