US4494789A
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Visor covering
Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Co
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Filing: 1983-05-02
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Granted: 1985-01-22
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Expires: 2003-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A visor includes a snap-in frame which extends inside a visor mirror receiving recess and engages its sidewalls compressing upholstery fabric against the walls and securely holding it in place. In one embodiment, the visor core is of clamshell construction in which the upholstery material is wrapped around the free edges and held in place around the peripheral boundary of the visor by the clamping action of the visor core. A method of manufacturing a visor of such construction includes the steps of surrounding a visor core having two halves with upholstery material and temporarily affixing the edges of the upholstery material around the free edges of the core, joining the core halves together to clamp the upholstery material in place around the periphery of the visor so formed while bonding the visor core halves permanently together to provide a compressive clamping force to the upholstery material. The method of the preferred embodiment of the invention pertaining to the visor recess includes the steps of cutting an opening through the visor upholstery material having a dimension slightly smaller than the dimensions of the visor recess and inserting the spring frame into the recess to compressibly hold the edges of the upholstery material in place.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl Flowerday
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 19:23
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J3/00; B60J3/02; B60J3/0204; B60J3/0278; B60J3/0282
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A vehicle visor comprising: a visor body having a central recess formed therein through one side of said body, said recess enclosed at an opposite side of said body and including boundary wall means extending generally orthogonal to the plane of said visor body; upholstery material surrounding said visor body and including an edge portion extending into said recess to said enclosed side; and a frame member having a shape conforming to said recess and fitted within said recess adjacent said enclosed side to compressibly hold said edge portions of said upholstery against said boundary wall means of said recess, wherein said boundary wall means includes an additional recess adjacent said enclosed side of said first named recess for receiving said frame member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A vehicle visor comprising: a visor body having a central recess formed therein through one side of said body, said recess enclosed at an opposite side of said body and including boundary wall means extending generally orthogonal to the plane of said visor body; upholstery material surrounding said visor body and including an edge portion extending into said recess to said enclosed side; and a frame member having a shape conforming to said recess and fitted within said recess adjacent said enclosed side to compressibly hold said edge portions of said upholstery against said boundary wall means of said recess, wherein said boundary wall means includes an additional recess adjacent said enclosed side of said first named recess for receiving said frame member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said frame member is a wire frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said recess is generally rectangular.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 3 and further including a covered illuminated mirror assembly positioned in said recess.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
145 words
A vehicle visor comprising: a visor body of a molded resilient polymeric material including two core halves and having a central recess formed therein through one side of said body, said recess enclosed at an opposite side of said body and including boundary wall means extending generally orthogonal to the plane of said visor body; upholstery material surrounding said visor body and including first edge portion extending into said recess to said enclosed side and second edge portions wrapped around the peripheral edge of said core halves; a wire frame having a shape conforming to said recess and fitted within said recess adjacent said enclosed side to compressibly hold said edge portions of said upholstery against said boundary wall means of said recess; and means for securing said core halves together to compress said upholstery material around said periphery and hold said material in place.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
145 words
A vehicle visor comprising: a visor body of a molded resilient polymeric material including two core halves and having a central recess formed therein through one side of said body, said recess enclosed at an opposite side of said body and including boundary wall means extending generally orthogonal to the plane of said visor body; upholstery material surrounding said visor body and including first edge portion extending into said recess to said enclosed side and second edge portions wrapped around the peripheral edge of said core halves; a wire frame having a shape conforming to said recess and fitted within said recess adjacent said enclosed side to compressibly hold said edge portions of said upholstery against said boundary wall means of said recess; and means for securing said core halves together to compress said upholstery material around said periphery and hold said material in place.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 5 wherein said core halves are integrally molded and joined along a molded edge defining a hinge between said core halves.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 6 wherein said boundary wall means includes an additional recess adjacent said enclosed side of said first named recess for receiving said frame member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein said recess is generally rectangular.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 8 and further including a covered illuminated mirror assembly positioned in said recess.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
64 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 9 wherein said means for securing said core halves together includes the provision of bonding surface means on each core half which mates with and is spaced from a corresponding bonding surface on the other core half such that when bonded together provide a compressive force to the upholstery matrial held between peripheral edges of said core halves.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 10 wherein said securing means further comprises the fusion of said bonding surfaces together.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 11 wherein said core halves are made of polypropylene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
77 words
A vehicle visor comprising: a visor body having a recess formed therein, said recess including boundary wall means extending generally orthogonal to the plane of said visor body; upholstery material surrounding said visor body and including an edge portion extending into said recess; and a spring frame member having a shape conforming to said recess and fitted within said recess to compressibly hold said edge portions of said upholstery against said boundary wall means of said recess.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
77 words
A vehicle visor comprising: a visor body having a recess formed therein, said recess including boundary wall means extending generally orthogonal to the plane of said visor body; upholstery material surrounding said visor body and including an edge portion extending into said recess; and a spring frame member having a shape conforming to said recess and fitted within said recess to compressibly hold said edge portions of said upholstery against said boundary wall means of said recess.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 13 wherein said frame member is a wire frame.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 14 wherein said recess is generally rectangular.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 15 wherein said boundary wall means includes an additional recess adjacent said enclosed side of said first named recess for receiving said frame member.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
63 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 14 wherein said visor body is a molded resilient polymeric material including two core halves and wherein said upholstery material includes portions wrapped around the peripheral edge of said core halves and said apparatus further includes means for securing said core halves together to compress said upholstery material around said periphery and hold said material in place.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 17 wherein said core halves are integrally molded and joined along a molded edge defining a hinge between said core halves.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
64 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 18 wherein said means for securing said core halves together includes the provision of bonding surface means on each core half which mates with and is spaced from a corresponding bonding surface on the other core half such that when bonded together provide a compressive force to the upholstery material held between peripheral edges of said core halves.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 19 wherein said securing means further comprises the fusion of said bonding surfaces together.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-01-22 | 1992-07-23 | 1993-01-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-01-22 | 1996-07-23 | 1997-01-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |