Securement of covering about vehicle contoured sunvisor

Claim 2

In a vehicle visor, comprising a relatively flAttened body, a supporting frame within said body, and a covering wrapped about said body; said body having two large opposite side surfaces joined at thin peripheral edges around said body; the improvement comprising, said body including an access opening providing access from the exterior of said visor to a portion of said frame that is positioned adjacent to said opening; said access opening being in one of said side surfaces and away from said visor edges; said access opening being an elongated slit and said frame portion being correspondingly elongated and generally aligned with said slit, whereby said covering is anchored along a substantial distance; said covering being secured to said frame portion through said access opening.

Claim 3

In the vehicle visor of claim 1, wherein said covering is formed from at least one strip wrapped about said body; the improvement further comprising, means secured to said frame portion for joining said frame portion to said covering.

Claim 4

In a vehicle visor, comprising a relatively flattened body, a supporting frame within said body, and a covering wrapped about said body, said body having two large opposite side surfaces joined at thin peripheral edges around said body; said visor being curved about an axis such that one of said side surfaces is concave; said concave surface having a region of deepest concavity; the improvement comprising, said body including an access opening providing access from the exterior of said visot to a portion of said frame that is positioned adjacent to said opening; said access opening being in one of said side surfaces and away from said visor edges; said covering being secured to said frame portion through said access opening; said access opening and said adjacent frame portion being at said deepest concave region.

Claim 5

In a vehicle visor, comprising a relatively flattened body, a supporting frame within said body, and a covering wrapped about said body, said body having two large opposite side surfaces joined at thin peripheral edges around said body; said visor being curved about an axis such that one of said side surfaces is concave; said concave surface having a region of deepest concavity; the improvement comprising, said body including an access opening providing access from the exterior of said visot to a portion of said frame that is positioned adjacent to said opening; said access opening being in one of said side surfaces and away from said visor edges; said covering being secured to said frame portion through said access opening; said access opening and said adjacent frame portion being at said deepest concave region.

Claim 6

In the vehicle visor of claim 3, the improvement further comprising, said access opening being an elongated slit which is substantially aligned with said visor curvature axis, and said frame portion being correspondingly elongated and generally aligned with said slit, whereby said covering is anchored along a substantial distance.

Claim 7

In the vehicle visor of claim 4, wherein said covering is formed from at least one strip wrapped about said body; the improvement further comprising, means secured to said frame portion for joining said frame portion to said covering.

Claim 8

In the vehicle visor of claim 5, wherein said frame is comprised of wires; the improvement further comprising, said frame portion being a wire.

Claim 9

In the vehicle visor of claim 5, the improvement further comprising, said means secured to said frame portion comprising a strip passing around said frame portion and having free ends which are secured to said covering.

Claim 10

In the vehicle visor of claim 7, the improvement further comprising, said strip free ends being positioned for and being secured to each other.

Claim 11

In the vehicle visor of claim 8, wherein said covering and said strip free ends are comprised of materials permitting fusion together thereof.

Claim 12

In the vehicle visor of claim 5, the improvement further comprising, said means secured to said frame portion comprising a strip passing around said frame portion and having free ends extending past said frame portion and further into said access opening; said free ends being secured to each other on the side of said frame portion which is away from said access opening; said securing means strip being secured to said covering on the side of said frame portion facing toward said access opening.

Claim 13

In the vehicle visor of claim 5, the improvement further comprising, said access opening being defined by a wall with a predetermined contour; said means for joining said frame portion to said covering having an exterior contour which is complementary to the said interior contour of said slit.

Claim 14

In the vehicle visor of claim 11, the improvement further comprising, said means for joining coMprising a clamping device including arms which resiliently grasp said frame portion, thereby holding said means for joining stationary.