Sun visor for automobile
OwnerTaneyuki Takahashiinventor
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Abstract
A sun visor for use in an automobile wherein a perforated sheet which is either a sheet having all over its surface a large number of fine through holes through which it is possible to see or cloth of coarse texture with the marginal portion of the sheet being supported by a supporting frame which has an edging frame. The perforated sheet is provided around its periphery with engagement holes, the supporting frame is split into upper and lower sections wherein one of the split sections of the supporting frame has pegs and the other apertures, the pegs being fit to the apertures through the engagement holes.
Claims5
A sun visor for an automotive vehicle comprising:
- A. a sheet of substantially opaque material having peripheral edges which surround a central portion thereof, and having in said central portion numerous small closely spaced holes through which objects can be seen but which permit light to pass through the sheet only with substantially reduced intensity;
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- B. a substantially rigid supporting frame secured to said peripheral edges of the sheet and surrounding said central portion to maintain said central portion in substantially flat condition and provide for swingable connection of the sheet to a vehicle structure whereby the sheet can be moved to and from an operative position overlying an inner surface of a windshield, said rigid supporting frame comprising:
- 1. a wire edging frame around which said peripheral edges of the sheet are wound;
- 2. an upper frame section having the cross-sectional shape of an inverted "U" and a lower frame section having the cross-sectional shape of a "U", each section having an inner portion and an outer portion, said sections overlying opposite surfaces of the sheet, each section extending around said peripheral edges of the sheet and secured to one another by securing means, with said peripheral edges of the sheet clampwise confined between the inner portion of the upper section and the inner portion of the lower section, said wire edging frame being positioned between said inner and outer portions of said sections, and in contact with said inner portion, with said sheet being hung on the inner portion of the lower section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.