Novel windshield visor support and adapter
OwnerWalter K. Dowinventor
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Abstract
An automobile sun visor assembly includes a mounting bracket and a shaft member rotatably seated therein. Mounted on the shaft member of the bracket is pivot means including a pair of pivot elements rotatable relative to each other about an axis perpendicular to that of the shaft member in the mounting bracket. The visor support rod is carried by the rotatable pivot element and is rotatable about a third axis so that the visor may be moved about a multiplicity of axes to enable it to be positioned at various locations and elevations relative to the mounting bracket. The pivot means may include means to adjust the pressure on the opposed faces of the pivot elements. The assembly may be incorporated in existing visor assemblies by an adapter embodiment.
Claims15
In an automobile sun visor assembly, the combination comprising:
- a. a mounting bracket adapted to be mounted upon a vehicle chassis adjacent the windshield;
- b. a shaft member rotatably seated in said mounting bracket and extending therethrough, said shaft member being rotatable within said mounting bracket about a first axis of rotation;
- c. pivot means on said shaft member outwardly of said mounting bracket and having a first pivot element mounted on said shaft member, a shaft seated therein, a second pivot element carried by said shaft and pivotable with respect to said first pivot element about a second axis substantially perpendicular to said first axis, said pivot elements having opposed faces extending substantially perpendicularly to said second axis of rotation, a washer disposed on said pivot means shaft between said opposed faces of said pivot elements, means preventing rotation of said washer relative to one of said pivot elements, and means for adjusting the pressure on the opposing faces of said pivot elements and said washer;
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- d. a visor support rod carried by said second element, whereby the associated visor carried by said visor support rod may be pivoted about said support rod, and said shaft member may be pivoted about said first axis and said support rod may be pivoted about said second axis to effect movement of the visor about a multiplicity of axes for disposition at various locations and elevations relative to the mounting position of said bracket on the vehicle chassis.
In an automobile sun visor assembly the combination comprising:
- a. a mounting bracket adapted to be mounted upon a vehicle chassis adjacent the windshield;
- b. a shaft member rotatably seated in said mounting bracket and extending therethrough, said shaft member being rotatable within said mounting bracket about a first axis of rotation, said shaft member having a shaft portion extending through said mounting bracket and coaxially with said first axis of rotation, said shaft member also having a rod portion extending substantially perpendicularly to said shaft portion and disposed outwardly of said mounting bracket;
- c. adapter pivot means on said rod portion of said shaft member outwardly of said mounting bracket and having a first pivot element releasably mounted on said shaft member, a shaft seated therein, a second pivot element carried by said shaft and pivotable with respect to said first pivot element about a second axis substantially perpendicular to said first axis, said pivot elements having opposed faces extending perpendicularly to said second axis of rotation, a washer disposed on said pivot means shaft between said opposed faces of said pivot elements, means for adjusting the pressure on the opposing faces of said shaft elements and said washer, and means for locking said pivot means upon said rod portion;
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- d. a visor support rod carried by said second element, whereby the associated visor carried by said visor support rod may be pivoted about said first axis and said support rod may be pivoted about said second axis to effect movement of the visor about a multiplicity of axes for disposition at various locations and elevations relative to the mounting position of said bracket on the vehicle chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.