Patents by Inventor Alex Kearns

Alex Kearns has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20060267369
    Abstract: An improved sunvisor spring clip for use in attaching a sunvisor to a pivot shaft by providing a generally U-shaped clip having first and second arms within a cooperating clip housing integrally formed within the rear panel of the sunvisor. A conduit is formed by the spring clip enabling the sliding of the pivot shaft into both the clip housing and the spring clip. The clip housing is designed to cooperate with the pivot shaft to pre-stress one arm of the spring clip, thereby eliminating excess play between the spring clip and the sunvisor when the visor is pivoted. The attachment mechanism is designed such that a snap-shut finger is properly received within a receiving bore, thereby effectively securing the sunvisor to the pivot shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex Kearns, Jeffrey Donovan, Kirk Nicola