Visor clip and sun visor assembly equipped with visor clip
OwnerJohn Petersoninventor
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Abstract
A sun visor assembly includes a visor having a recess, a first clip portion, and a second clip portion configured to be integrally mounted in the recess of the visor. The second clip portion is configured for connection to the first clip portion to allow the first clip portion to undergo pivotal movement relative to the second clip portion between open and closed states of the first clip portion. The first and second clip portions together form a cavity for securely accommodating and releasable holding an item in the closed state of the first clip portion.
Claims20
A visor clip for use in combination with a sun visor, the visor clip comprising:
- a clip body having a first leg, a second leg and a third leg, wherein:
- the first leg defines a holding portion for securely holding an article relative to and against a main body portion of the sun visor;
- the second leg includes a pivot section configured to be integrally mounted and anchored to the sun visor so as to allow the clip body to pivot relative to the sun visor between closed and open positions;
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- the third leg supports a biasing member, the clip body being configured to be selectively manually displaced from the closed position to the open position against the bias of the biasing member.
A sun visor assembly comprising:
- a sun visor having a main body portion;
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- a visor clip configured to be integrally mounted to the main body portion of the sun visor for undergoing relative movement between closed and open positions for securely holding an article relative to and against the main body portion of the sun visor;
- wherein the clip body has a first leg, a second leg and a third leg, wherein:
- the first leg defines a holding portion for securely holding an article relative to and against the main body portion of the sun visor;
- the second leg includes a pivot section configured to be integrally mounted and anchored to the sun visor so as to allow the clip body to pivot relative to the sun visor between closed and open positions;
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- the third leg supports a biasing member, the clip body being configured to be selectively manually displaced from the closed position to the open position against the bias of the biasing member.
A sun visor assembly comprising:
- a visor having a recess;
- a first clip portion;
- a second clip portion configured to be integrally mounted in the recess of the visor, the second clip portion being configured for connection to the first clip portion to allow the first clip portion to undergo pivotal movement relative to the second clip portion between open and closed states of the first clip portion, the first and second clip portions together forming a cavity for securely accommodating and releasably holding an item in the closed state of the first clip portion;
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- means for releasably holding the first clip portion in the closed state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.