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US 7,114,759 B1Granted
Vehicle windshield sunshade
AssigneeTaiming Chen
InventorsTaiming Chen, Tzu-Hsin Yang
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Abstract
An automotive vehicle windshield sunshade includes a shade that can be folded horizontally in an overlapping manner for resting on a top of a vehicle dashboard when it is not used. At least two attaching points attach a bottom edge of the shade to the dashboard. A hook with a handle attaches to a top fold of the sunshade and may hook over the supporting beam of rearview mirror and hang the sunshade opened.
Claims12
A windshield sunshade, comprising:
- (a) a sunshade having an extended configuration in which no part of shade overlaps with other parts and has a rectangular shape and a maximum size that matches a vehicle windshield for blocking sunlight to go through a windshield into vehicle interior, and a compressed configuration in which the shade folds horizontally into a plurality of folds in an overlapping manner for resting on top of a vehicle dashboard;
- (b) a plurality of attaching points on the bottom edge of the sunshade at spaced-apart locations for attaching to a top of dashboard;
- (c) a hook with an access handle attaching to a center of a top fold of the sunshade for gripping and pulling the sunshade out, and for hooking over a supporting point to hang the sunshade open;
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- wherein the sunshade includes a cover means attached to the top fold of the shade and covers the folded shade in the compressed configuration, and is made of a sunlight absorbing material and color for reducing gaze reflection.
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A windshield sunshade, comprising:
- (a) a sunshade having an extended configuration in which no part of shade overlaps with other parts and has a rectangular shape and a maximum size that matches a vehicle windshield for blocking sunlight to go through a windshield into vehicle interior, and a compressed configuration in which the shade folds horizontally into a plurality of folds in an overlapping manner for resting on top of a vehicle dashboard;
- (b) a plurality of attaching points on the bottom edge of the sunshade at spaced-apart locations for attaching to a top of dashboard;
- (c) a hook with an access handle attaching to a center of a top fold of the sunshade for gripping and pulling the sunshade out, and for hooking over a supporting point to hang the sunshade open;
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- wherein the top fold of the shade has a V-shape cut from a top edge of the shade to a point that the hook-handle attaches to the shade so that a portion of the shade can go around the supporting point where the hook hangs and cover more windshield area higher than the supporting point is.
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A windshield sunshade, comprising:
- (a) a sunshade having an extended configuration in which no part of shade overlaps with other parts and has a rectangular shape and a maximum size that matches a vehicle windshield for blocking sunlight to go through a windshield into vehicle interior, and a compressed configuration in which the shade folds horizontally into a plurality of folds in an overlapping manner for resting on top of a vehicle dashboard;
- (b) a plurality of attaching points on the bottom edge of the sunshade at spaced-apart locations for attaching to a top of dashboard;
- (c) a hook with an access handle attaching to a center of a top fold of the sunshade for gripping and pulling the sunshade out, and for hooking over a supporting point to hang the sunshade open;
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- wherein a fixed base on the top of the dashboard accepts the handle when the shade is in compressed mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.