Sliding visor
AssigneeIrvin Automotive Products, Inc.
InventorsDavid Lee Huff, Leslie Raymond Hinds, Bryan Wesley Busha, Donald Joseph Woodward, Joseph Peter Wieczorek
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Abstract
A sliding sun visor for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The sun visor includes a first and second visor body shell. At least one of the shells having a retaining channel for engaging and retaining a floating carrier on a visor pivot rod. It is also contemplated that the sun visor may have a snap in vanity system and rotating pin on a D-ring associated therewith. The visor body also may include a wire routing option to route a wire from the electrical system of a vehicle to a light bulb in a vanity.
Claims35
A visor for a vehicle, said visor comprising:
- a pivot rod;
- a floating carrier slidingly arranged over said pivot rod;
- a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body;
- said floating carrier being slidably retained between said first shell and said second shell, said floating carrier having a first surface and a first finger engaging said first shell, said floating carrier having a second surface and a second finger engaging said second shell;
- a vanity, said vanity having a frame and a mirror;
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- said frame having a leaf spring and a flex hook, said mirror is arranged and secured to said frame in part by said leaf spring and said flex hook without an adhesive.
A visor for a vehicle, said visor comprising:
- a pivot rod;
- a floating carrier slidingly arranged over said pivot rod;
- a first and second shell being engagable to form a visor body;
- said floating carrier being slidably retained between said first shell and said second shell, said floating carrier having a first surface and a first finger engaging said first shell, said floating carrier having a second surface and a second finger engaging said second shell;
- a wire arranged within said pivot rod;
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- a pivot point lever arm pivotally connected to said floating carrier, said wire guided by an end of said lever arm.
A visor for use in a vehicle, said visor comprising:
- a first shell having a channel;
- a second shell engagable with said first shell to form a visor body;
- a floating carrier arranged in said visor body and within said channel;
- a pivot rod slidably engaging said floating carrier;
- a detent engaged with said pivot rod and arranged within said floating carrier;
- a pivot point lever arm pivotally connected to said floating carrier;
- a D-ring secured to said visor body, said D-ring having a rotating pin;
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- a snap in vanity secured to said visor body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.