Patents by Inventor William Robert Shorter

William Robert Shorter 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).

  • Breakaway visor
    Patent number: 7703832
    Abstract: A breakaway visor for use in a vehicle includes a visor body and a molded tubular member having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is rotatably supported with respect to the roof of a vehicle via a visor mounting bracket. The visor arm also includes an elbow portion arranged a predetermined distance from the first end of the molded tubular member. The visor arm also includes a metal tubular insert member arranged within the molded tubular member. The metal tubular insert member will have a first end within the molded tubular member and arranged a predetermined distance from the first end of the molded tubular member. This first end of the metal tubular insert member will define the break point for the breakaway visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Irvin Automotive Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William Robert Shorter, Leslie R. Hinds, Joseph P. Wieczorek
  • Breakaway visor
    Publication number: 20090309385
    Abstract: A breakaway visor for use in a vehicle includes a visor body and a molded tubular member having a first end and a second end wherein the first end is rotatably supported with respect to the roof of a vehicle via a visor mounting bracket. The visor arm also includes an elbow portion arranged a predetermined distance from the first end of the molded tubular member. The visor arm also includes a metal tubular insert member arranged within the molded tubular member. The metal tubular insert member will have a first end within the molded tubular member and arranged a predetermined distance from the first end of the molded tubular member. This first end of the metal tubular insert member will define the break point for the breakaway visor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: William Robert Shorter, Leslie R. Hinds, Joseph P. Wieczorek