Retainer for sun visor extension

Claim 2

Apparatus for retaining a slidably positionable sun shield adjacent one surface of a vehicle mounted sun visor, said apparatus comprising in combination: a. a rectangular wire frame for partially transversely circumscribing the sun visor, said wire frame being folded upon itself to extend across one edge of the sun visor and define a first and second U-shaped section for exerting a gripping force upon opposed sides of the sun visor; b. a leg supported by said first U-shaped section and having a free end extending transverse to another edge of the sun visor for securing said wire frame about the sun visor; and c. a prong disposed at the free end of said leg for engaging the surface of the sun visor adjacent said second U-shaped section to maintain said leg transverse to the other edge of the sun visor; whereby, on insertion of the shield intermediate said second U-shaped section and the adjacent surface of the sun visor, the gripping force exerted by said second U-shaped section retains the shield parallel and adjacent the sun visor while accomodating longitudinally and laterally directed slidable movement of the shield.

Claim 3

The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the depth of said first and second U-shaped sections is less than the height of the sun visor.

Claim 4

The apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said leg is supported at one corner of said first U-shaped section.

Claim 5

The apparatus as set forth in claim 3 wherein the length of said leg is less than the width of said first U-shaped section.

Claim 6

The apparatus as set forth in claim 4 wherein the depth of said second U-shaped section is less than the depth of said first U-shaped section to preclude interference between said prong and said second U-shaped section.

Claim 7

Apparatus for selectively extending the sun shielding perimeter of a vehicle mounted sun visor, said apparatus comprising in combination: a. a rectangular wire frame for partially transversely circumscribing the sun visor, said wire frame being folded upon itself to extend across one edge of the sun visor and define a first and second U-shaped section for exerting a gripping force upon opposed sides of the sun visor; b. a leg supported by said first U-shaped section and having a free end extending transverse to another edge of the sun visor for securing, in combination with the folds of said rectangular wire frame, said wire frame about the sun visor; c. a prong disposed at the free end of said leg for engaging the surface of the sun visor adjacent said second U-shaped section to maintain said leg transverse to the other edge of the sun visor; and d. a sun shield slidably disposed intermediate said second U-shaped section and the adjacent surface of the sun visor; whereby, the gripping force exerted by said second U-shaped section retains said sun shield parallel and adjacent the sun visor while accommodating longitudinally and laterally directed slidable movement of said sun shield.

Claim 8

Apparatus for selectively extending the sun shielding perimeter of a vehicle mounted sun visor, said apparatus comprising in combination: a. a rectangular wire frame for partially transversely circumscribing the sun visor, said wire frame being folded upon itself to extend across one edge of the sun visor and define a first and second U-shaped section for exerting a gripping force upon opposed sides of the sun visor; b. a leg supported by said first U-shaped section and having a free end extending transverse to another edge of the sun visor for securing, in combination with the folds of said rectangular wire frame, said wire frame about the sun visor; c. a prong disposed at the free end of said leg for engaging the surface of the sun visor adjacent said second U-shaped section to maintain said leg transverse to the other edge of the sun visor; and d. a sun shield slidably disposed intermediate said second U-shaped section and the adjacent surface of the sun visor; whereby, the gripping force exerted by said second U-shaped section retains said sun shield parallel and adjacent the sun visor while accommodating longitudinally and laterally directed slidable movement of said sun shield.