Rotating end cap
AssigneeIrvin Automotive Products, Inc.
InventorsChristopher R. Hammond, Bryan Busha, Joseph P. Wieczorek
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Abstract
An end cap for use in a shade assembly for use in a vehicle wherein the end cap is a rotating end cap. The end cap is capable of rotating and twisting and includes a base and a rotating connector partially arranged within an end of the base. The rotating end cap also includes an extension with the rotating connector partially arranged within an end of the extension. The rotating end cap will allow for the end cap to effectively reduce its length by rotating the extension with relation to the base from a generally parallel position to one having an orthogonal position between the extension and base.
Claims23
An end cap for use with a shade, said end cap comprising:
- a base;
- a rotating connector partially arranged within an end of said base;
- and
- an extension having said rotating connector partially arranged within an end of said extension.
A shade assembly for use in a vehicle, said assembly comprising:
- a roller;
- a shade panel having one end attached to said roller;
- and
- an end cap mounted to at least one end of said roller and adapted to engage a portion of the vehicle to support said assembly therein, said end cap having:
- a base;
- a rotating connector engaging said base;
- and
- an extension engaging said rotating connector on an end opposite of said end engaged with said base.
A method of changing a length of an end cap for use with a shade assembly in a vehicle, said method including the steps of:
- rotating an extension from a predetermined position with respect to a base of the end cap to an orthogonal position with respect to said first position;
- and
- engaging one of two bosses with a portion of said vehicle when the end cap is in a standard position and engaging said other of said bosses when the end cap is in a rotated or reduced length position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.