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US3071408A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Light interceptor for visors

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-06-03
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Granted: 1963-01-01
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Expires: 1980-06-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Earl W Turner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 23:18
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J3/00; B60J3/02; B60J3/0204; B60J3/0208

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 256 words
THE COMBINATION WITH AN OPAQUE, PLANAR VISOR NORMALLY MOUNTED TO BE ROCKED ABOUT AN AXIS FROM AN APPROXIMATELY HORIZONTAL POSITION TO AN APPROXIMATE VERTICAL POSITION AND TO BE SWUNG HORIZONTALLY WITH THE AXIS MOVING IN AN APPROXIMATELY HORIZONTAL PLANE, OF AN ANTIGLARE DEVICE CARRIED BY SAID VISOR IN A MULTIPLICITY OF POSITIONS EXTENDING IN PART BEYOND THE BOUNDARY OF SAID VISOR, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A MOUNTING FRAME HAVING A VERTICAL HEIGHT EXCEEDING THAT OF SAID VISOR AND TONGUES EXTENDING FROM THE FRAME BENDABLE AROUND THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF SAID VISOR VARIABLY POSITIONING THE FRAME ALONG SAID VISOR; A POST FIXED TO AND EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM SAID FRAME, INTERMEDIATE SAID VISOR TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES; A FRICTION WASHER CARRIED BY SAID POST FIXED AGAINST ROTATION THEREAROUND; AN ANTI-GLARE, TRANSPARENT SHIELD HAVING A SLOT THERETHROUGH; SAID POST EXTENDING THROUGH THE SLOT; SAID SHIELD BEARING BY SLOT EDGE PORTIONS AGAINST SAID WASHER; A SECOND FRICTION WASHER CARRIED BY SAID POST SHIFTABLE LONGITUDINALLY OF THE POST, FIXED AGAINST ROTATION THEREAROUND, AND BEARING AGAINST THE REAR FACE OF SAID SHIELD ABOUT THE EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID SLOT; A FLEXIBLE MEMBER AXIALLY SHIFTABLE ON SAID POST; AND MEANS CARRIED BY THE POST FLEXING SAID MEMBER AND COMPRESSIBLY URGING IT AGAINST SAID SECOND WASHER, IN TURN URGING SAID SHIELD AGAINST THE FIRST WASHER SETTING UP FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE TO ROTATION AND LINEAR SHIFTING OF SAID SHIELD; SAID SHIELD BEING RADIALLY SHIFTABLE ABOUT AND FROM SAID BOLT SELECTIVELY PROVIDING EXTENSION OF A PORTION OF SAID SHIELD BEYOND AN EDGE OF SAID OPAQUE VISOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 256 words
THE COMBINATION WITH AN OPAQUE, PLANAR VISOR NORMALLY MOUNTED TO BE ROCKED ABOUT AN AXIS FROM AN APPROXIMATELY HORIZONTAL POSITION TO AN APPROXIMATE VERTICAL POSITION AND TO BE SWUNG HORIZONTALLY WITH THE AXIS MOVING IN AN APPROXIMATELY HORIZONTAL PLANE, OF AN ANTIGLARE DEVICE CARRIED BY SAID VISOR IN A MULTIPLICITY OF POSITIONS EXTENDING IN PART BEYOND THE BOUNDARY OF SAID VISOR, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A MOUNTING FRAME HAVING A VERTICAL HEIGHT EXCEEDING THAT OF SAID VISOR AND TONGUES EXTENDING FROM THE FRAME BENDABLE AROUND THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF SAID VISOR VARIABLY POSITIONING THE FRAME ALONG SAID VISOR; A POST FIXED TO AND EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM SAID FRAME, INTERMEDIATE SAID VISOR TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES; A FRICTION WASHER CARRIED BY SAID POST FIXED AGAINST ROTATION THEREAROUND; AN ANTI-GLARE, TRANSPARENT SHIELD HAVING A SLOT THERETHROUGH; SAID POST EXTENDING THROUGH THE SLOT; SAID SHIELD BEARING BY SLOT EDGE PORTIONS AGAINST SAID WASHER; A SECOND FRICTION WASHER CARRIED BY SAID POST SHIFTABLE LONGITUDINALLY OF THE POST, FIXED AGAINST ROTATION THEREAROUND, AND BEARING AGAINST THE REAR FACE OF SAID SHIELD ABOUT THE EDGE PORTIONS OF SAID SLOT; A FLEXIBLE MEMBER AXIALLY SHIFTABLE ON SAID POST; AND MEANS CARRIED BY THE POST FLEXING SAID MEMBER AND COMPRESSIBLY URGING IT AGAINST SAID SECOND WASHER, IN TURN URGING SAID SHIELD AGAINST THE FIRST WASHER SETTING UP FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE TO ROTATION AND LINEAR SHIFTING OF SAID SHIELD; SAID SHIELD BEING RADIALLY SHIFTABLE ABOUT AND FROM SAID BOLT SELECTIVELY PROVIDING EXTENSION OF A PORTION OF SAID SHIELD BEYOND AN EDGE OF SAID OPAQUE VISOR.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1965-12-31 1966-07-02 1967-01-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1969-12-31 1970-07-02 1971-01-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1973-12-31 1974-07-02 1975-01-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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