US4458938A
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Attachment of covering on sun visor for vehicles
Assignee: Johnson Controls Interiors GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1981-09-16
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Granted: 1984-07-10
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Expires: 2001-09-16
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure concerns a sun visor for a vehicle and concerns various ways in which a piece of covering material is clamped in place over the exterior of the sun visor body. In all embodiments, the border of the piece of material is clamped in a groove in the sun visor body. The groove may be around the periphery. Alternatively, the visor body is comprised of two facing plates and the material is clamped between the plates. Pins on one plate may hold the material in place. Various clamping devices for clamping the border of the material between the plates are disclosed, including simply clamping the two plates together with the material between them, a mortise and tenon joint at the borders of the plates, a reinforcing strip between the plates which clamps the border of the material and the material having a drawstring around its hem for pulling the border tightly into the visor body.
Inventors
- 👤 Lothar Viertel
- 👤 Michael Kobel
- 👤 Peter Kaiser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 09:22
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J3/00; B60J3/02; B60J3/0204; B60J3/0278; B60J3/0282
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A sun visor for a vehicle comprising: a visor body having two opposite side parts joined together; each of the side parts terminating in peripheral edges around the visor body, at least one piece of material covering the visor body and extending over the peripheral edges of one of the side parts and between the abutting side parts of the visor body; clamping means within the visor body for joining the two abutting opposite side parts of the visor, the clamping means also clamping the covering material securely to the visor body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A sun visor for a vehicle comprising: a visor body having two opposite side parts joined together; each of the side parts terminating in peripheral edges around the visor body, at least one piece of material covering the visor body and extending over the peripheral edges of one of the side parts and between the abutting side parts of the visor body; clamping means within the visor body for joining the two abutting opposite side parts of the visor, the clamping means also clamping the covering material securely to the visor body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
The sun visor of claim 1, wherein the body opposite side parts comprises two plates connected together; each plate having opposite flat sides and the plates being assembled facewise, one side of one plate facing one side of the other plate; the piece of material covering one outwardly facing side of at least one of the plates; the border of the piece of material being folded over the peripheral edge of the respective plate and being clamped by the clamping means between the two plates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The sun visor of any of claims 2, further comprising a hem around the piece of material and a drawstring through the hem for being drawn to help tighten the material in the body for effecting clamping of the material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
The sun visor of claim 2, wherein the exterior side of one of the plates has a depression defined in it, into which a mirror is fitted; the piece of material extending over the exterior side of the one plate and extending beneath the mirror; securing means on the plate for securing the mirror in the depression.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The sun visor of claim 4, wherein the securing means comprises the depression having and being defined by a sidewall and comprises a finishing strip inserted into the gap between the edge of the mirror and the adjacent sidewall of the depression.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The sun visor of either of claims 2, further comprising a reinforcing insert in the visor body that stiffens the body.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The sun visor of claim 2, wherein at the peripheries of the plates on the inwardly facing sides, a mortise and tenon type joint is provided for accepting the border of at least one piece of material when the plates are moved together to secure the joint together.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The sun visor of claim 2, further comprising a reinforcing insert in the body that stiffens the body, and the insert further comprises braces in each of the plates, one set of braces being for supporting the pins and one set of braces having the pin receiving holes defined therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The sun visor of claim 1 in which the clamping means comprises a plurality of pins each in a respective side and a corresponding plurality of holes in the other of the sides, wherein the pins and holes are placed and shaped to be snapped together.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The sun visor of claim 9, wherein each pin has a shaft and has a head at the end of the shaft, which head is thicker than the shaft.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The sun visor of claim 2, wherein the plates are congruent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
The sun visor of claim 2, wherein the first of the plates is shorter and narrower in dimension than the second of the plates, and the second plate has a longitudinal recess in the inwardly facing side thereof which is shaped to the dimensions of the first plate and in which the first plate is snugly received.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The sun visor of claim 11, wherein the depression is so placed that the second plate has a peripheral generally unrecessed margin around the longitudinal recess.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sun visor of claim 11, wherein the plates are comprised of foam material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The sun visor of claim 11, wherein one of the plates is comprised of foam material and the other of the plates is comprised of injection molded plastic material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The sun visor of claim 11, wherein the plates are comprised of injection molded plastic material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sun visor of claim 11, further comprising a reinforcing insert in the body that stiffens the body.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The sun visor of claim 2, wherein the plates are comprised of foam material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sun visor of claim 1, further comprising a reinforcing insert in the body that stiffens the body.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The sun visor of claim 18, further comprising a hem around the piece of material and a drawstring through the hem for being drawn to help tighten the material in the body for effecting clamping of the material.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The sun visor of claim 17, further comprising a reinforcing insert between the plates and the reinforcing insert comprising a wire frame.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
The sun visor of either of claims 2, wherein one of the plates is comprised of foam material and the other of the plates is comprised of injection molded plastic material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
The sun visor of either of claims 2, wherein the plates are comprised of injection molded plastic material.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
48 words
The sun visor of claim 23, wherein at the peripheries of the plates on the inwardly facing sides, a mortise and tenon type joint is provided for accepting the border of at least one piece of material when the plates are moved together to secure the joint together.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
23 words
The sun visor of claim 23, wherein the plates each have inturned borders to together define an enclosed hollow space between the plates.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
48 words
The sun visor of claim 25, wherein at the peripheries of the plates on the inwardly facing sides, a mortise and tenon type joint is provided for accepting the border of at least one piece of material when the plates are moved together to secure the joint together.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
38 words
The sun visor of claim 25, further comprising a tension ring that fits tightly against the interior sides of the plates at the inturned borders and between the two plates to secure there the piece of cover material.
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