Visor mounting assembly
AssigneePrince Corporation
InventorLarry Marks
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Abstract
A torque fitting is molded onto a visor rod end which has a support flange which engages one side of a mounting plate and includes at least one locking tab spaced axially from the flange. A locking clip fits over the torque fitting from an end opposite the flange and includes a locking dog which engages the locking tab on the molded-on torque fitting. The clip includes axially spaced pairs of locking legs having corners which wedge against a surface of the mounting plate opposite the torque fitting flange to provide a tensile force between the locking tab on the torque fitting and the flange to securely hold the torque fitting in position.
Claims21
A visor mounting assembly for mounting a vehicle visor, including a visor pivot rod, to a vehicle mounting plate with a keyed aperture, said assembly comprising:
- a visor mounting rod;
- a polymeric torque fitting molded to an end of said rod;
- said torque fitting including a support flange with a surface for engaging a lower side of a mounting plate in a vehicle, said torque fitting shaped to extend through an aperture in the mounting plate to prevent rotation of said torque fitting with respect to the mounting plate;
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- a locking clip for engaging an upper surface of the mounting plate and extending between the mounting plate and said torque fitting for securing said torque fitting, and said rod and visor coupled thereto, to the vehicle.
An automotive visor comprising:
- a visor rod;
- a visor body rotatably mounted to said visor rod for movement between a raised stored position and a lowered use position;
- cylindrical means extending from an end of said visor rod into a roof mounting bracket associated with a vehicle, the bracket having a polygonal aperture for mounting said visor body to the vehicle;
- a torque fitting mounted to said cylindrical means such that it can rotate therearound with a predetermined torque, said torque fitting including means for engaging the aperture for holding said torque fitting against rotation with respect to the vehicle upon installation of said visor, said torque fitting including means for engaging one side of the roof mounting bracket;
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- a locking clip having edge means for engaging an opposite side of the mounting plate and including means for securely attaching said locking clip to said torque fitting placing the torque fitting under a holding force with respect to the mounting bracket.
A visor mounting assembly for a vehicle visor comprising:
- a visor mounting bracket for attachment to the roof of a vehicle for positioning a visor therein, said bracket including a mounting plate having a polygonal aperture formed therein;
- a visor pivot rod for locking a visor for movement between a lowered use position and a raised stored position and for movement from a front position adjacent the windshield of a vehicle to a side position adjacent a side window of a vehicle;
- a polymeric torque fitting molded to an end of said visor pivot rod;
- said torque fitting including a support flange with a surface for engaging a lower side of a mounting plate in a vehicle, said torque fitting body shaped to extend through said aperture in said mounting plate to prevent rotation of said torque fitting with respect to said mounting plate;
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- a locking clip engaging an upper surface of the mounting plate and said torque fitting for securing said torque fitting and the visor rod and visor coupled thereto to said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.