On Sun Visor Patents (Class 224/312)
  • Patent number: 5762246
    Abstract: The compact disc storage device of the present invention provides maximum storage capacity of compact discs while being interconnected to a visor, e.g. a sun-visor in an automobile. The invention allows the storage device to be temporarily pivoted on the sun-visor, for example, to expose a vanity mirror located on the sun-visor, without requiring the disconnection of the storage device from the sun-visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Case Logic, Inc.
    Inventor: Terrence Martin Drew
  • Patent number: 5711469
    Abstract: A pouch body (12) used to contain a portable phone utilizes a closure strap (18) to seal the top opening of the pouch with a hook and loop material fastening piece. The phone may be used in the normal manner through the pouch utilizing the flexible transparent window material (38) to view the phone display and activate the phones keypad. The pouch may be mounted to a belt, strap or any similar sized object using the loop fastener mounting strap (26) with strap adhered to itself (32) attached to hook fastener patch (34). The pouch is also mountable to the sun visor of any vehicle by attaching the pouches loop fastener mounting strap (26) while adhered to hook fastener patch (34) to either the 1st hook attachment strip (42) or 2nd hook attachment strip (46) provided on the expandable mounting band (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Cutting Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred E. Gormley, John T. Pavol
  • Patent number: 5653364
    Abstract: The accessory carrier is mountable on a window visor of an automobile. The visor has a predetermined thickness and the accessory carrier is a three layer, generally planar, composite carrier having a thickness substantially the same as the visor thickness. One outer layer of the carrier has a longitudinal slot therein through which a tinted, planar viewing screen is laterally extendable. In another embodiment, an opaque sunscreen is stored in the carrier. The viewing screen or sunscreen has opposing sawteeth laterally extending from opposing sides thereof such that the sawteeth interact and coact with the terminal ends of the longitudinal slot of the outer layer of the carrier. The sawteeth provide digital or precise positioning of the screen with respect to the accessory as well as the window visor since the carrier is mounted on the visor itself. The accessory carrier also includes a closeable, longitudinal slot in the opposite outer layer. This layer is normally exposed to the occupant of the automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Inventor: Ezra D. Eskandry
  • Patent number: 5590827
    Abstract: A multiple disc recording organizing holder apparatus comprising a substantially flat carrier panel which is elongated in a longitudinal direction to be attached to and carried by a vehicle sun visor, which is also longitudinally elongated, and flatly adjacent one side of the visor; there being a series of storage pockets on the panel having entrances exposed at at least one side of the panel; the pockets having entrance edges which are spaced apart longitudinally, and which define angles .alpha. relative to the longitudinal direction, where 65.degree.<.alpha.<85.degree..
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Scosche Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy Nimpoeno
  • Patent number: 5538311
    Abstract: A visor includes an elbow bracket assembly for attaching the visor to a vehicle. The elbow bracket assembly has a bezel with a flange extending from an edge thereof in spaced relationship to the vehicle roof for receiving an object to be held between the flange and the vehicle roof. In another embodiment of the invention, a visor body includes an elbow bracket assembly at one end and an auxiliary visor clip mounted to an edge of the visor at an end remote from said assembly. The auxiliary visor clip includes a bezel having a flange extending therefrom in spaced relationship to the visor body for receiving planar objects under said flange and held between the flange and visor body. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a visor includes both a storage clip under the elbow bracket assembly bezel and an auxiliary visor clip bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Price Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher R. Fusco, Philip C. George
  • Patent number: 5516018
    Abstract: The accessory carrier is mountable on a window visor of an automobile. The visor has a predetermined thickness and the accessory carrier is a three layer, generally planar, composite carrier having a thickness substantially the same as the visor thickness. One outer layer of the carrier has a longitudinal slot therein through which a tinted, planar viewing screen is laterally extendable. In another embodiment, an opaque sunscreen is stored in the carrier. The viewing screen or sunscreen has opposing sawteeth laterally extending from opposing sides thereof such that the sawteeth interact and coact with the terminal ends of the longitudinal slot of the outer layer of the carrier. The sawteeth provide digital or precise positioning of the screen with respect to the accessory as well as the window visor since the carrier is mounted on the visor itself. The accessory carrier also includes a closable, longitudinal slot in the opposite outer layer. This layer is normally exposed to the occupant of the automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Inventor: Ezra D. Eskandry
  • Patent number: 5507461
    Abstract: A spectacle holder, in particular for installation in motor vehicles, comprises a carrier having a bottom wall and a rear wall with spectacle rests, and arranged on the carrier a spectacle support which can be quickly and easily adapted by the user to the size of different types of spectacles by means of an adjusting device.The spectacles can be removed from and inserted into the spectacle holder and the spectacle side pieces can be opened out and folded up in the spectacles using one hand.The spectacle holder is in the form of a standardized assembly and can be built into a wide variety of protective housings; it can be moved by means of an extension mechanism from an inner rest position, in which the spectacle holder is enclosed substantially in the protective housing, into an outer rest position, in which the spectacles can be easily removed from the spectacle holder or inserted therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: fischerwerke, Artur Fischer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Peter Ackeret
  • Patent number: 5503316
    Abstract: An article holder is provided for supporting a personal aerosol weapon to a sun visor. An elongated strap has its free ends releasably engaging one another and is secured to the sun visor. The strap has hook and eye fasteners disposed between the free ends for releasably securing a housing on the strap. The housing receives an aerosol container therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Inventor: James M. Stewart
  • Patent number: 5489078
    Abstract: A one-piece clip shaped into open ended paralleling first and second sections attaches to the free side edge of an automobile sun visor. The first section is formed into a clip attachable to the sun visor. The second section is shaped into a holder for various small articles, in particular, a round moist snuff container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Inventor: Nathaniel H. Risley
  • Patent number: 5433362
    Abstract: A carrying case for use on a vehicle sun visor and for use away from the sun visor has a rectangular case body having a periphery. The body is foldable in half at a centerline for dividing the front and the back sides into two halves each. A zipper is connected around the periphery of the case body for closing the case body when the case body is folded with the two halves of the front side facing each other. A pair of spaced straddling straps are connected to one of the halves of the front side for fixing the case body to a sun visor. A zipper pocket is on the back side of the case body as is a belt loop. A tapered flap is connected to one of the halves of the front side of the case body for holding sunglasses and a document pocket is connected on the other of the halves of the front side with a change pocket connected over the document pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Inventor: Gianpaolo Battaglia
  • Patent number: 5402924
    Abstract: A visor attachment which can be easily affixed to and removed from the visor of an automobile, truck or aircraft. The device includes a "U" shapped frame constructed from a moldable plastic, a stretchable mesh panel spanning the frame and a pair of elastic bands connected to the sides of the frame and adapted to encircle the visor in a manner to hold the attachment securely in place. The mesh panel is provided with a multiplicity of contiguous openings so that articles contained within the pouch can easily be seen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Inventor: Michael Gilson
  • Patent number: 5379929
    Abstract: The accessory carrier is mountable on a window visor of an automobile. The visor has a predetermined thickness and the accessory carrier is a three layer, generally planar, composite carrier having a thickness substantially the same as the visor thickness. One outer layer of the carrier has a longitudinal slot therein through which a tinted, planar viewing screen is laterally extendable. The viewing screen has opposing sawteeth laterally extending from opposing sides thereof such that the sawteeth interact and coact with the terminal ends of the longitudinal slot of the outer layer of the carrier. The sawteeth provide digital or precise positioning of the viewing screen with respect to the accessory as well as the window visor since the carrier is mounted on the visor itself. The accessory carrier also includes a closable, longitudinal slot in the opposite outer layer. This layer is normally exposed to the occupant of the automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Inventor: Ezra D. Eskandry
  • Patent number: 5372345
    Abstract: An adjustable eyeglass holder to be mounted in an automotive vehicle, boat, airplane, office, room, or other location for holding conventional prescription eyeglasses and sun glasses, as well as clip-on eyeglasses attachable to conventional eyeglasses, and having a range of sizes and nose bridge configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Inventor: Ray T. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 5340071
    Abstract: The invention is windshield sunshade storing device for confining a windshield sunshade alongside the interior sunvisor of an automobile. The storing device is an S shaped clip with a pair of surfaces that attach to a sun visor and another pair of surfaces that secure the folded up sunshade. Two or more clips may be used to confine the sunshade and hold it in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Inventor: Douglas O. Fox, II
  • Patent number: 5332138
    Abstract: A tissue container which is mounted to the visor of a vehicle and which can be filled with tissues or a box of tissues without removing the container from the visor. The tissue container has a fairly narrow width so that it takes less head room in smaller vehicles. However, for larger vehicles, an increased number of tissues, which are greater in volume than the volume of the housing of the tissue container, may be inserted in the container. The container is mounted to the visor using elastic cords which stretch to accommodate the increased volume of the tissues or a larger box of tissues inserted in the container which has a greater volume than the volume inside the housing of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Tishumate, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheldon H. Gross, Alan R. Tripp, Michael J. Leonard
  • Patent number: 5329947
    Abstract: An insulated cosmetic case which can be attached to the visor of an automobile. The inside of the case contains a mirror and compartments that readily provide access to cosmetics that can be conveniently applied while the user is sitting in the passenger compartment of a car. The case has a first portion that is coupled to a second portion by a hinge, which allows the portions to be moved between a folded position and an unfolded position. Each portion contains a pocket constructed to hold a number of cosmetic items. The case has a hanging strap and dual zippers that can secure the first and second portions of the case in the folded position. The hanging strap has an aperture which can be attached to a hook or other similar structure. The cosmetic case also has a pair of outer straps adapted to attach the case to the visor of an automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: Auto-Shade, Inc.
    Inventor: Arie Shikler
  • Patent number: 5330085
    Abstract: A device intended to be removably attached to an automobile sun visor having a pocket for the safe and convenient storage of a plastic access card is disclosed. Said device is constructed of a plurality of rectangular sheets of equal size and a clip comprised of a thin, planar, rigid, substantially rectangular base and a resilient member of constant thickness and width projecting from the base having an arcuate portion then extending towards an edge of the base with an inclination towards the plane of the base such that the free end of the clip is in close proximity to the plane of the base as well as said edge of the base. The base is eider held within first and second opposed plastic sheets fixedly attached to each other along the edges or fixedly attached directly to the second sheet. A third plastic sheet is attached on three edges to the second sheet; the fourth unattached edge provides an aperture of a size suitable for insertion and removal of a plastic access card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Inventors: Robert I. Horensky, R. Douglas Horensky
  • Patent number: 5301856
    Abstract: An office organizer comprising writing instruments, a calculator, note pad, a calendar, and so on is mounted on the conventional sun visor of a motor vehicle. The organizer includes a hinged panel permitting it to be swiveled to an open position shielding the side window of the vehicle. In an alternatively preferred embodiment, a series of supplemental hinged panels are provided to increase the capacity of the organizer. The hinged panels preferably are transparent and suitably optically coated to provide a safe field of vision when they are unfolded and to afford protection from the harmful effects of sunlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Inventor: Jack S. Newsome
  • Patent number: 5238163
    Abstract: A visor attached toothpick holder adapted to be mounted on the interior sun visor of an automobile, pickup truck or similar vehicle to support a plurality of toothpicks in a convenient access position to the operator of a vehicle thereby enabling the vehicle operator to gain access to, remove and use the toothpick while maintaining full control of the vehicle and full attention to driving conditions. The toothpick holder is in the form of a receptacle having a clip thereon for securing the receptacle to an edge of a sun visor together with a resilient cap having a slit therein which receives and frictionally grips a plurality of toothpicks with one tapered end of the toothpicks projecting outwardly from the cap to provide access thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Inventors: Clifford E. Leach, Carl G. Brown
  • Patent number: 5195668
    Abstract: An article holder which is generally of an S-shaped cross section and includes an upper slot for receiving an edge portion of a vehicle sun visor and a lower slot for receiving an article to be temporarily held within a vehicle, such as sunglasses or eyeglasses. The article holder is easily fitted onto the sun visor and positions the article held thereby in a readily accessible position. If desired, the article may also carry a holder for a pen or pencil and also a mirror. The article holder preferably includes a sheet metal core covered by suitable fabrics with the fabrics being applied to the sheet metal core when the core is in its flat planar state, after which the core is bent to the desired S-shaped configuration of the article holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Regina Coeli Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Kunes, Lupe J. Kunes
  • Patent number: 5190197
    Abstract: A flexible dispenser for a box of disposable gloves, having an elastic strap for mounting the dispenser on the sun visor of a vehicle. The dispenser has a case formed with front and back panels. The back panel has a continuous surface of a hook and loop fastener material so that it can be attached in a separate, remote location in the vehicle, such as on the dash board, the door or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Inventor: Ronald J. Novak
  • Patent number: 5074508
    Abstract: A device for supporting a vehicle driver's cap in a secure out of the way position within a vehicle cab is formed by a friction clip releasably gripping the bill of the cap. The friction clip is pivotally mounted to a member mounting the clip to a vehicle visor or the interior surface of the vehicle cab overhead position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Inventor: Harold C. Powers
  • Patent number: 5017144
    Abstract: Apparatus wherein a kit includes a plurality of adaptor plugs securable within one of a plurality of available receptacles within an automotive environment to conveniently adapt a radar detector to available circuitry within an automotive environment. The kit includes a J-shaped mount and a first, second, third, and fourth adaptor plug assembly each individually electrically associated with a dipole plug for electrical association with the radar detector. Further, a wiring support is provided for convenient positioning of accessory wires utilized with the kit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Inventor: Michael Waidhofer
  • Patent number: 5014947
    Abstract: An apparatus including a support plate with a "U" shaped flange formed with serrated confronting teeth for securement to a visor of an automobile. The support plate includes a plurality of spaced, elongate magnetic plates with conductive strip members orthogonally mounted to opposed lateral elongate edges of each of the strips. Aligned between each of the strips is a first and second recess of dissimilar geometric configurations for complementarily receiving a first and second projection mounted to a top surface of a radar detector receivable within each of the respective recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Inventor: Frank Wang
  • Patent number: 5004138
    Abstract: The automobile sun visor with built-in air freshener box has a sun visor body with a hollow container mounted in a recess therein so as to be incorporated in the sun visor body with its upper edges near the surface of the visor body. The hollow container has opposing lateral guideways close to opposing upper edges of the container and is provided with a cover slidably mounted in the lateral guideways. The guideways have extensions extending beyond the container sufficiently to allow for a major portion of the cover to be received in the extensions when the container is opened. The hollow container may also be provided with a number of outwardly directed projecting members which hold an air freshener element and the cover may be provided with holes for emission of a fragrance. Structural reinforcement structure is provided for maintaining an appropriate solidity and rigidity of the extensions of the guideways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: Industrias Techno-Matic S.A.
    Inventor: Carlos Gabas
  • Patent number: 4993674
    Abstract: The clip structure is provided for securing the microphone of a vehicle telephone in a position beneath the forward marginal edge portion of a vehicle headliner with a microphone cable extending around the forward edge of the vehicle headliner into the space between the vehicle headliner and the vehicle roof structure. The clip structure includes means for securing the microphone in place, means for securement of the structure to the headliner and means for retaining the microphone cable in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: James E. Van Hout, David R. Baehr
  • Patent number: 4887753
    Abstract: A visor clip for mounting a police radar detector to the visor of a vehicle having a parallelogram shaped linkage pivotally connected to the top of the detector supporting base. A clip arm is provided at the upper side of the linkage for engaging the top of a visor. The linkage is spring biased forward and downward. The clip arm is longer than the base so as to clamp the visor between the arm and the detector case, tightening the detector to the base to which the detector is removably attached. The tightening action of the arm operates to press against the detector case to hold the clip onto the detector when the combination is removed from the visor. Friction enhancing horizontal ridges on the underside of the forward end of the clip arm urge the linkage backward to raise the clip arm upward when the combination is pushed onto the edge of a visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Cincinnati Microwave, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul M. Allen
  • Patent number: 4844311
    Abstract: An economical holder for solid objects such as audio cassettes, cartridges, compact disks, or the like is provided which is designed to couple with the sun visor or a vehicle in order to store solid objects for convenient access by the vehicle occupant. The preferred holder comprises a sheet of flexible material having closable pairs of holder pockets arranged thereon and coupling strips attached to opposed edges of the sheet. In use, the sheet is placed about the sun visor with coupling strips coupling the edges of the sheet to hold snugly to the visor so that corresponding pockets are presented respectively above and below the visor for access by the vehicle occupant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Inventor: Daniel A. Kalen
  • Patent number: 4781409
    Abstract: A cover for automobile sun visors is in the form of an elastic fabric stretchable cover having a plurality of storage pockets. The cover may be provided with a pouch on one side imprinted with a presonalized name plate. When the visor is in a flip down condition, the personalized name plate will be displayed through the windshield. An auxiliary sun visor with additional storage pouches is mounted for sliding movement within the elastic sun visor cover. A two channel strip mounted around the periphery of the original equipment sun visor provides support and a sliding track for the auxiliary sun visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Inventor: Peggy J. Harbison
  • Patent number: 4715575
    Abstract: A holder for eyeglasses includes a backing plate having one planar surface covered with a resilient material and a finger pivotally attached to one longitudinal edge of the backing plate transversely of the backing plate and located generally at the transverse centerline of the backing plate. The side of the finger facing the backing plate is also covered with a resilient material. The backing plate of the eyeglass holder can be affixed to a support structure such as the instrument panel of a car or boat or sunvisor of a car for storage of the eyeglasses when not in use. In use, a pair of sunglasses are placed against the resilient material of the backing plate with the outside surface of the lenses in contact with the resilient material and the eyeglass temples in the folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Inventor: Larry Kamerer
  • Patent number: 4521051
    Abstract: A visor body with a relatively large central recess which opens toward one side of the visor body. A mirror panel with a mirror encloses a substantial portion of the recess and defines an opening on one edge of the recess to provide access to the storage compartment formed between the panel and the floor of the recess. In one embodiment of the invention the panel is pivotally and slidably mounted to a guide within the recess such that it can be reversed to selectively expose the mirror for use or conceal the mirror for safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1985
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Cody, Scott A. Spykerman
  • Patent number: 4484701
    Abstract: A cassette tape rack construction including a backboard adapted for being readily mounted, for example, on the interior door panel of an automobile at a predetermined elevation generally below the door arm rest member and having a plurality of individual pockets or compartments. Each pocket being configured for providing an individual cassette storage compartment protruding outwardly from the backboard to enable selective positional/compartment storage of one or more cassettes and to facilitate visual and/or tactile location retrieval of a desired cassette tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Inventor: Paul R. Frohn
  • Patent number: 4399912
    Abstract: A tape cassette holder for use with automobile and home tape systems includes a base and a plurality of partitioning members dimensioned to define channels therebetween which slideably engage the surface trapezoidal enlargements of a tape cassette inserted into the channel, in a manner which allows the cassette to move lengthwise but effectively prevents movement laterally or in a direction normal to the base. In the preferred embodiment, the tape cassette holder has backstopping means and resilient locking means for restraining lengthwise movement as well, whereby the cassette is held firmly in place regardless of the orientation of the holder, the cassettes being removable by application of sufficient force to overcome the resilient locking means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1983
    Assignee: Patent Investment Associates
    Inventors: Alfred Mollen, Zelman Levine
  • Patent number: 4326653
    Abstract: A holder of preferably slightly flexible plastic having oppositely aligned wedging end pieces for clampingly securing a tape cartridge and suitably structured to clamp onto a vehicle sun visor regardless of the size of such visor. A first embodiment includes front and rear clamping ends and a second embodiment includes side clamping ends. Various embodiments are shown for securing the holder to the visor, for connecting modular holders together and for resiliently accommodating cartridges of different thickness dimensions. One embodiment also includes an auxiliary sun screen, as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Inventor: H. Spencer Stone
  • Patent number: 4309828
    Abstract: A device for attaching a compass assembly to a vehicle body comprising a support rod provided with a ball member on its end, said rod being disposed vertically on the upper surface of the housing of said magnetic needle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Inventor: Shoji Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 4290522
    Abstract: A spectacle holder having a cover sheet consisting of a main section and a flap section which are foldable toward each other to hold the spectacle glasses, the flap section having notches in the opposite end portions thereof to receive base end portions of the bows of the frame. The holder is detachably attachable to a belt or a wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Inventor: Takao Takasaki
  • Patent number: 4285554
    Abstract: A storage holder for tape cassettes is provided for carrying of a plurality of such tapes on an automotive vehicle's sunvisor. The storage holder includes a plurality of compartments for receiving respective ones of the cassettes and each compartment is provided with sets of opposed cassette supporting ribs that are formed and positioned to engage opposite sides of a cassette and provide the sole support therefor. Each compartment is dimensioned to permit end-wise insertion of a cassette with the cassette's tape transport head disposed at either side of the compartment. A cassette clamping plate is provided to mechanically engage the cassette and to hold it against a pair of the supporting ribs. The clamping plate is resiliently biased to provide a clamping force and is provided with a retaining lug for interfitting engagement with a cassette at a reel drive aperture. Spring clips are provided to removably mount the storage holder on a sunvisor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1981
    Assignee: Pretty Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Ted A. Bell, Timothy S. Cooksey
  • Patent number: 4273277
    Abstract: A holder of slightly flexible plastic having oppositely aligned wedging end pieces for clampingly securing a tape cartridge and suitably structured to clamp onto a vehicle sun visor regardless of the size of such visor. One embodiment also includes an auxiliary sun screen, as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Inventor: H. Spencer Stone
  • Patent number: 4247850
    Abstract: A visor and garage door operator assembly including a sun visor incorporating the transmitter of a radio controlled garage door operating system in which the transmitter is disposed within the recess of a visor and is provided with coding switches which are easily accessable for adjustment to change from one code to another. A compartment assembly, preferably a mirror unit, is mounted over the recess and includes a frame on which is mounted the control switch for the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1981
    Assignee: Prince Corporation
    Inventor: Konrad H. Marcus
  • Patent number: 4241859
    Abstract: A holder for a plurality of cassette or cartridge tapes which are placed in individual adjoining frames for attaching to a mounting surface such as the sun visor of a motor vehicle. Each frame holds the cassette or cartridge such that it may be viewed from the flat side, held secure in any orientation of the frame, and released by displacing a retaining tab on a movable wall of the frame, or by overcoming a friction fit. The holder may be attached to the mounting surface be standard means such as metal clips, straps, springs, screws, bolts, or adhesive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1980
    Inventor: Thomas R. Eames
  • Patent number: D310301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Inventor: Tommy J. Burrow