Mounting bracket assembly for a sunshade and method of installing the same

A mounting bracket assembly for mounting a visor to an apertured panel comprising:

• an elbow connectable to the visor;
• an outer bracket mountable to the apertured panel and including an inner bracket receiving opening with an axis, a first surface, and a first locking means disposed on said first surface, said first locking means having a substantially fixed position relative to said first surface;
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• an inner bracket having a second surface, a second locking means disposed on said second surface, said second locking means having a substantially fixed position relative to said second surface, and a plurality of resilient locking prongs defining at least a portion of a cavity, said elbow disposed in said cavity, said resilient locking prongs insertable into said inner bracket receiving opening in an insertion orientation, said inner bracket having an installed orientation wherein said second surface is disposed generally parallel and adjacent said first surface, said locking prong including cam means for engaging with a portion of said outer bracket and for biasing said second surface against said first surface and radially inwardly biasing said locking prongs against said elbow when said inner bracket is axially rotated relative to said outer bracket from said insertion orientation to said installed orientation, said first locking means engaging said second locking means when said inner bracket is rotated relative to said outer bracket to said installed orientation to thereby inhibit relative rotation between said inner bracket and said outer bracket.

A method of installing a visor in an apertured panel comprising:

• mounting an outer bracket in the aperture of the panel, said outer bracket having an inner bracket receiving opening with an axis, a first surface, and a first locking means disposed on said first surface, said first locking means having a substantially fixed position relative to said first surface;
• providing an inner bracket member having a second surface, a second locking means disposed on said second surface, said second locking means having a substantially fixed position relative to said second surface, and a resilient locking prong defining at least a portion of a cavity;
• inserting an elbow connectable to the visor into said cavity of said inner bracket;
• inserting said locking prong of said inner bracket into said inner bracket receiving opening in an insertion orientation;
• axially rotating said inner bracket relative to said outer bracket to an installed orientation wherein said second surface is disposed generally parallel and adjacent said first surface, said locking prong including cam means which engage with a portion of said outer bracket and bias said second surface against said first surface when said inner bracket is axially rotated relative to said outer bracket from said insertion orientation to said installed orientation whereby said first locking means engage said second locking means when said inner bracket is rotated relative to said outer bracket to said installed orientation and thereby inhibit relative rotation between said inner bracket and said outer bracket.