Abstract A dashboard or side window mounted direct or reflected glare shield to be positioned within the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle either adjacent to the windshield or attached to a vehicle door frame via a holder to absorb and intercept light rays or reflected glare. The glare shield is formed of a thin sheet, like cardboard that is inscribed with horizontal fold lines and reinforced with several malleable wires that are inserted into the sheet vertically thus allowing the user to adjust the shield as desired for use so that it will hold the shape into which it is molded until it is readjusted. The shield may be inscribed with markings that are kept covered with a dark material that can be removed so that the shield may be used as an emergency road sign.
Inventors
👤 Norman F. Bickford
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-09 08:53
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J3/00; B60J3/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A device for sun ray and glare protection in combination with a motor vehicle having a windshield and a dashboard cowling, comprising an elongated thin flat rectangular shield, said shield including means facilitating bending said shield along a horizontal axis in which the improvement comprises internal stiffening means inserted into said shield for retaining said shield in a bent position, whereby said shield is positioned between said windshield and said dashboard cowling and adjusted by said means facilitating bending to block incoming sun rays and glare.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A device for sun ray and glare protection in combination with a motor vehicle having a windshield and a dashboard cowling, comprising an elongated thin flat rectangular shield, said shield including means facilitating bending said shield along a horizontal axis in which the improvement comprises internal stiffening means inserted into said shield for retaining said shield in a bent position, whereby said shield is positioned between said windshield and said dashboard cowling and adjusted by said means facilitating bending to block incoming sun rays and glare.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A sun ray and glare protection device as recited in claim 1 wherein the internal stiffening means consists of at least one malleable wire inserted in the shield at an angle substantially perpendicular to said horizontal axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
83 words
A sun ray and glare protection device as recited in claim 2 further comprising: (a) markings that indicate an axis along which the device is bent; (b) wherein the device is constructed of a semi-rigid material; (c) wherein the device has a dark non-reflective coating on a front surface and a back surface thereof; (d) wherein there are reflective letters on said front surface; (e) the device further includes a panel of a dark, non reflective material for removably covering the said letters.