Patent ID: 7871170

Claim:
A visor shield for a marine electronic device in a marine application, comprising: a visor body having a base portion for attachment to an electronic device, and a protruding portion extending from said base portion and sized to extend out from the electronic device to shade a front face of said electronic device; the visor has a top portion, side portions, and an open bottom opposite the top portion; said protruding portion comprising a first portion and a turned-out portion adjacent to an end of said first portion opposite said base portion, the turned-out portion defines at least a first and second water flow paths of the visor when water is directed onto the visor in said marine application, the first flow path extends along a portion of the visor and directs water outward over an outer edge of the turned-out portion; the second flow path extends along a portion of the top portion and downwardly along a portion of the turned-out portion of the side portion, wherein the turned-out portion along the side portion is angled to prevent at least some water from traveling outwardly over the outer edge of the turned-out portion when water is directed onto the visor in said marine application; at least one portion of the turned out portion is not co-planer with the base portion.