Method and apparatus for sliding and rotating a vehicle sun visor

A method of supporting a visor body relative to a visor arm, the method comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a visor arm having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a recessed detent portion;
• b. providing a visor body having a spring clip assembly attached thereto, the spring clip assembly comprising a housing, a spring disposed within the housing, and a roller attached to the spring, the roller for engagement with the visor arm;
• c. rotating the visor body about the visor arm between a first position wherein the roller contacts the detent portion of the visor arm, and a second position wherein the roller contacts the cylindrical outer surface of the visor arm, the spring biasing the roller toward the visor arm so as to provide a clamping force on the visor arm when the visor body is in the first position and when the visor body is in the second position;
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• d. rolling the visor body along the visor arm when the visor body is in the first position and when the visor body is in the second position, the spring maintaining the roller in rolling engagement with the visor arm.

A spring clip assembly for supporting a visor body relative to a visor arm, said spring clip assembly comprising:

• a housing attached to said visor body;
• a visor arm having a substantially cylindrical outer surface;
• a plurality of rollers for rolling engagement with said visor arm;
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• a flat spring disposed within said housing, said spring biasing said rollers toward said visor arm.