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US3276813A
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Glare shielding and instrument viewing arrangement
Assignee: PPG Industries Inc
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Filing: 1964-07-14
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1984-07-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Hugh E Shaw
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:30
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/0101; B; B60; B60J; B60J3/00; B60K; B60K35/00; B60K35/20; B60K37/00; B60K37/10; B60K37/20; G02B2027/0118; G02B5/00; G02B5/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, IN COMBINATION, A HOOD, A ROOF, AN ELONGATED WINDSHIELD EXTENDING OBLIQUELY UPWARD AND REARWARD FROM SAID HOOD TO SAID ROOF TO PROVIDE A FIELD OF VISION FOR AN OCCUPANT OF A FRONT SEAT OF SAID VEHICLE TO SAID HOOD AND A ROAD, A COATING OF LIGHT REFLECTING MATERIAL EXTENDING ALONG SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID ELONGATED WINDSHIELD, AN INSTRUMENT PANEL LOCATED BELOW SAID WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDING AT AN ANGLE TO SAID WINDSHIELD SUCH THAT AN IMAGE OF SAID INSTRUMENT PANEL IS REFLECTED FROM THE BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID WINDSHIELD TOWARD THE EYES OF SAID OCCUPANT, SAID COATING BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COEXTENSIVE IN HEIGHT WITH THE PORTION OF SAID FIELD OF VISION THROUGH SAID WINDSHIELD OCCUPIED BY SAID HOOD, WHEREBY SAID COATING PROTECTS THE EYES OF SAID OCCUPANT FROM REFLECTED GLARE WHILE PROVIDING AN IMAGE OF SAID INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE READINGS THEREOF CLOSELY ADJACENT TO THE PORTION OF SAID FIELD OF VISION OCCUPIED BY SAID ROAD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, IN COMBINATION, A HOOD, A ROOF, AN ELONGATED WINDSHIELD EXTENDING OBLIQUELY UPWARD AND REARWARD FROM SAID HOOD TO SAID ROOF TO PROVIDE A FIELD OF VISION FOR AN OCCUPANT OF A FRONT SEAT OF SAID VEHICLE TO SAID HOOD AND A ROAD, A COATING OF LIGHT REFLECTING MATERIAL EXTENDING ALONG SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID ELONGATED WINDSHIELD, AN INSTRUMENT PANEL LOCATED BELOW SAID WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDING AT AN ANGLE TO SAID WINDSHIELD SUCH THAT AN IMAGE OF SAID INSTRUMENT PANEL IS REFLECTED FROM THE BOTTOM PORTION OF SAID WINDSHIELD TOWARD THE EYES OF SAID OCCUPANT, SAID COATING BEING SUBSTANTIALLY COEXTENSIVE IN HEIGHT WITH THE PORTION OF SAID FIELD OF VISION THROUGH SAID WINDSHIELD OCCUPIED BY SAID HOOD, WHEREBY SAID COATING PROTECTS THE EYES OF SAID OCCUPANT FROM REFLECTED GLARE WHILE PROVIDING AN IMAGE OF SAID INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE READINGS THEREOF CLOSELY ADJACENT TO THE PORTION OF SAID FIELD OF VISION OCCUPIED BY SAID ROAD.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-10-03 | 1970-04-04 | 1970-10-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-10-03 | 1974-04-04 | 1974-10-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-10-03 | 1978-04-04 | 1978-10-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |