Track visor
US5851046A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J3/0204
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A track visor includes a visor body with a rolling guide assembly engaged with a track extending above at least a portion of the front windshield and side window of a vehicle. The track is a curved, non-planar configuration with a pair of outer-extending rails which are parallel to each other along straight sections of the track and increase in separation distance with increased curvature of the track. The guide assembly has three rolling wheels assembled to a carriage, with two of the wheels engaged to one rail and the third wheel engaged to the opposite rail. The third wheel is assembled to a pivot arm that is spring biased for compressing the wheels against the rails of the track. The visor body is pivotally connected to the carriage and, therefore, movable above selected positions of the windshield and side door window for providing incident light blocking.
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