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US 4,734,831 AGranted
Visor with concealed removable vanity mirror
AssigneePrince Corporation
InventorsMichael T. Keyser, Russell L. Clark
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Abstract
A visor for a vehicle includes a vanity mirror assembly which is movable from a stored position within a compartment formed in the visor body to a first use position attached to but extended from the visor body. The vanity mirror assembly can also be detached from the visor for remote use. In the preferred embodiment, the mirror is illuminated by one or more lamps powered by a self-contained rechargeable power source in the vanity mirror assembly.
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A vehicle visor comprising:
- a visor body defining a recess with an opening at one edge of said visor body for access to said recess;
- a mirror panel assembly including a mirror on one side, said panel assembly shaped to fit within said recess;
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- means for pivotally coupling said panel assembly to said visor body for pivotal movement in a plane paralel to the plane of said visor body and between a stored position within said recess, a first use position pivotally rotated from said visor body and a second use position removed from said visor body, said means including a resilient member which deflects to allow said panel assembly to be grasped and removed from said visor body when in said second position for use of said mirror remote from said visor.
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A vehicle visor comprising:
- a visor body defining a recess with an opening at one edge of said visor body for access to said recess;
- a mirror panel assembly including a mirror on one side, said panel assembly shaped to fit within said recess;
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- means for removably and pivotally coupling said panel assembly to said visor body for pivotal movement in a plane parallel to the plane of said visor body and between a stored position within said recess, a first use position pivotaly rotated from said visor body and a second use position removed from said visor body, wherein said means for pivotally and removably coupling said panel assembly to said visor comprises pivot pin means on one of said visor body or panel assembly and socket means for releasably holding said pivot pin means on the other of said visor body or panel assembly;
- and wherein said socket means includes resilient arm means for deflecting to allow said pivot pin means to snap in and out of said socket means.
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A vehicle visor comprising:
- a visor body for mounting to a vehicle for movement between a raised stored position and a lowered sun blocking use position, said body including a recess therein for receiving a removable vanity mirror assembly and wherein said recess includes an access opening along an edge of said visor body;
- a vanity mirror panel assembly including a generally flat housing with a mirror mounted on one side thereof, a notch formed in said housing from one edge thereof and socket means formed at an end of said notch remote from said one edge of said housing;
- post means extending across said recess in said visor body and positioned to align with said notch of said housing and having a dimension such that said post will slide within said notch and be releasably held by said socket means such that said panel assembly can be pivoted around said post to a first use position and slidably removed from said visor body to a second use position independent of said visor body;
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- means for illuminating said mirror, wherein said illuminating means is mounted within said housing and selectively provides illumination for said mirror in both said first and said second use positions.
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A visor for a vehicle comprising:
- a visor body including a compartment formed therein, said body including an opening along a lower edge of said body and communicating with said compartment;
- a vanity mirror panel assembly shaped to fit within said compartment, said assembly including a mirror on one side thereof for facing toward the interior of a vehicle when said visor is in a lowered use position, said panel assembly including a battery and lamp means selectively coupled to said battery for illuminating said vanity mirror;
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- means for pivotally mounting said vanity mirror panel assembly to said compartment of said visor body such that said vanity mirror panel assembly can be selectively and sequentially moved from a stored position within said compartment to a first use position extended from said compartment and attached to said visor body and subsequently to a second use position removed from said visor bosy for use at a location remote from said visor body.
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A visor for a vehicle comprising:
- a visor body including a compartment formed therein, said body including an opening along a lower edge of said body and communicating with said compartment;
- a vanity mirror panel assembly shaped to fit within said compartment, said assembly including a mirror on one side thereof for facing toward the interior of a vehicle when said visor is in a lowered use position;
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- means for mounting said vanity mirror panel assembly to said compartment of said visor body such that said vanity mirror panel assembly can be selectively and sequentially moved from a stored position within said compartment to a first use position extended from said compartment and attached to said visor body and subsequently to a second use position removed from said visor body, wherein said vanity mirror panel assembly includes illuminating means positioned adjacent said mirror for directing illumination outwardly therefrom to facilitate use of said mirror in low ambient light conditions, and wherein said illuminating means is mounted within said housing and selectively provides illumination for said mirror in both said first and said second use positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.