# US 8,540,301 B2 · Sun visor

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- Number: US 8,540,301 B2
- Document ID: US8540301B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/284,459
- Filed: 2011-10-28
- Published: 2012-05-31
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2010-11-30
- Assignees: Shoko-Bussan Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Sozaburo Watase
- Inventors: Sozaburo Watase
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8540301B2

## CPC

- B60J 3/0208: {combined with auxiliary visor}
- B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05)

## Abstract

A sun visor can appropriately expand its light shielding area without requiring any auxiliary sun visor or the like and hence can be provided at low cost. The sun visor includes a sun visor main body section 101 including a container section 102 having a first width and an aperture section 103 having a second width greater than the first width and held in communication with the container section 102, and a translucent light shielding plate including a light shielding plate main body section 111, a pair of upper projections 112 arranged at the upper lateral ends of the light shielding plate main body section 111 and a pair of lower projections 113 arranged at the lower lateral ends of the light shielding plate main body section, and the width between the pair of upper projections 112 is greater than the second width.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A sun visor, comprising:
a sun visor main body section that includes a container section having a first width and an aperture section having a second width smaller than the first width and held in communication with the container section;
a translucent light shielding plate made of a single unitary piece of synthetic resin material that includes a light shielding plate main body section, a pair of upper projections arranged at upper lateral ends of the light shielding plate main body section and a pair of lower projections arranged at lower lateral ends of the light shielding plate main body section,
a width between the pair of upper projections being greater than the second width, and
at least one resilient member configured to press against a surface of said synthetic resin translucent light shielding plate such that said translucent light shielding plate is held to a desired position as the translucent light shielding plate is moved in to or out of said container section.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the width between the pair of lower projections is greater than the second width.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the translucent light shielding plate is made of a colored transparent synthetic resin material.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The sun visor according to claim 1, wherein the region between the pair of lower projections operates as a knob section.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The sun visor according to claim 4, wherein said knob section extends out of said container section such as to be exposed when said translucent light shielding plate is fully inserted into said container section, and wherein said knob section extends across substantially the entire width of said translucent light shielding plate.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The sun visor according to claim 5, wherein said knob section extends across the entire width of said translucent light shielding plate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The sun visor according to claim 1, wherein said at least one resilient member includes a plurality or resilient urethane members arranged to sandwich and press against said translucent light shielding plate.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The sun visor according to claim 1, wherein said translucent light shielding plate that is made of a single unitary piece of synthetic resin material has a substantially I-shaped configuration with said main body section having a substantially uniform width, and said pair of upper projections arranged at the upper lateral ends of the light shielding plate main body section extending outwardly as a top of said I-shape and said pair of lower projections arranged at the lower lateral ends of the light shielding plate main body section extending outwardly as a bottom of said I-shape.