Auxiliary sun visor attachment and associated method
OwnerBrian D. Coheninventor
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Abstract
An auxiliary sun visor may include a body and bracket spaced therefrom. The bracket may be removably attached to an existing vehicle sun visor. The apparatus may further include a mechanism for freely articulating the body along an x-axis and a first y-axis and a z-axis, while simultaneously pivoting the bracket about a second y-axis respectively. The mechanism may include a ball joint and a hinge which connects the body and the bracket and permits the body to articulate while the bracket remains stationary. The bracket may be secured to the existing vehicle visor by a plurality of clips with teeth. The body may include a chamber housing a panel. The panel is preferably slidably interfitted into the chamber through a distal open end of the body.
Claims5
An auxiliary sun visor for cooperating with an existing sun visor and thereby shielding sunlight in an existing vehicle, said auxiliary sunlight visor comprising:
- a body;
- a bracket spaced from said body and removably attached to a portion of the existing vehicle sun visor;
- and
- means for freely articulating said body along an x-axis and a first y-axis and a z-axis while simultaneously pivoting said bracket about a second y-axis respectively;
- wherein said first and second y-axes are registered orthogonal to a longitudinal length of said body, said x-axis being registered parallel to the longitudinal length of said body;
- wherein said first and second y-axes are spaced apart and intermediately situated between said bracket and said body;
- wherein respective distal ends of said bracket and said body remain spaced apart at a first distance when said body and said bracket are oriented at a coplanar relationship with each other;
- wherein said respective distal ends of said bracket and said body remain spaced apart at a second distance when said body and said bracket are oriented at a non-planar relationship with each other;
- wherein said first distance is greater than said second distance;
- where said body further comprises
- a chamber located therein, said chamber having at least one open end located at a distal end of said body;
- and
- a panel slidably interfitted within said chamber, said panel being selectively retracted outwardly from said at least one open end thereof;
- wherein said bracket is U-shaped and comprises a plurality of clips attached to lateral ends thereof, each of said clips having a plurality of teeth gripped about the existing vehicle sun visor so that said bracket remains statically engaged therewith while said body is freely articulated along the x-axis and the first y-axis and the z-axis respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.