Reconfigurable sun visor
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsSteven Morris, Janet Goings, Adrian Chernoff
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Abstract
A vehicle sun visor comprises a support frame pivotally connected to the vehicle roof. A sun visor panel is chosen from any array of different available sun visor panels having different occupant convenience features. An attachment is provided for removably attaching the chosen sun visor panel onto the support frame and enables subsequent removal of that chosen sun visor panel from the support and then the attachment to the support frame of a different chosen sun visor panel having different convenience feature content.
Claims18
A vehicle sun visor assembly comprising:
- a support frame connected to the vehicle;
- a sun visor panel chosen from an array of different sun visor panels having different content;
- and an attachment for removably attaching the chosen sun visor panel onto the support and enabling subsequent removal of the chosen sun visor panel from the support frame and then the attachment to the support frame of a different chosen sun visor panel having different content.
A vehicle sun visor assembly comprising:
- an array of generally planar sun visor panels that differ from one another by having various storage and convenience features incorporated therein;
- a support frame adapted for pivotal connection to the vehicle roof to permit swinging movement of the support frame from a position extending parallel to a vehicle windshield to a position extending parallel to a vehicle side window;
- and releasable attachment means adapted to effect a releasable attachment between the support frame and a selected one of an array of sun visor panels so that any selected one of the array of sun visor panels having various storage and convenience features may be selectively attached and removed and replaced as desired.
A vehicle sun visor assembly comprising:
- a support frame adapted for attachment to a vehicle roof and being not sufficient to substantially shade the eyes of a vehicle occupant;
- and an array of available interchangeable sun visor panels adapted to be chosen by the vehicle occupant and readily attached to the support frame, each of the array of available sun visor panels being of a material and dimension effective to shade the eyes of the vehicle occupant when attached onto the support frame and each of the available sun visor panels having different occupant convenience features thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.