US1430231A - Windshield visor - Google Patents

Description

C. F. HOPEWELL.

WINDSHIELD VISOR.

APPLICATION Fluo-sarna. 1920.

1,430,231 Patendsept; 26, 1922,

-\nvenToT. Chares F Hopewell ATys.

Patented Septi 26, 1922v UITED lsmits eA'rENT orties,

CHARLEsr. nornvvnnn, or wernnfrown, rrnssncnnsnrrs,gestionen To HOPEWELIL` BRO'lHfllR` WATERTQWN,'1VASSACHUSETTS, yA. ,GGPARINERSHIP COMPOSED OF CHARLES F. HOPEWELL AND HELEN C. HOPEWELL.

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Application led September k8, 1920. ySerial No.1408,365.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. Horn- WELL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of VVatertoWn, county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, haveinvented an improvement in Windshieldl Visors, of" which the 'following description, in ,connec-` tion with the accompanying drawing, is -a speciiication,"like eharactersion the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to improvements in Wind-shield visors and "other rdevices comprising a frame which is pivotally supported and provided With means for securing the frame in diierent posit'ionsof angular adjustment relatively' to the support. n

In usual constructions 'of this character the frame is provided with 'a member Which is pivotally supported `"in brackets, or in suitable `bearings, and clamping means,A carried by the ends of the pivotal member,y are clamped 'againstthe brackets to Vsecure the frame in adjusted positions.l 'lnsuch constructions a tension or a strain isfimp'osed upon the bracket Which `is likely to loosen the bracket eventually,particularly if the pivotal members are not provided with shoulders adapted to abut against the `inner 'face oi" the bracket, or evenvvh'en such fslioulders are provided, if'the brackets lare not located with the greatest'accuracy,

One ot the objects of the present invention is-to produce a clamping means for alvvindshield visor, or similar device, vvhichfvvill noty impose any7 lateral straln'upm the 4bracket or other supporting means and whichy will not necessitat-e suchaccurate positioning of the bracket.

Another object offithefinvention'is to pro-4 vide a supportingmeans for apdevic'ebithe character described which `will enable the same to be easily -asselnbledfupon the support or dismantled therefrom.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a frame for vvind-shieldvis'ors, and like constructions, inlvvhich the 'partscanbe more readily'assembled than constructions heretofore made.

Other objects and features of the inven-y tion will more fullyap'pear from'theollowing description and the accompanying'dravvyis 'illustrated herein as applied to the Windshield'fvisor of an automobile, but it Will be understood that the invention is of'broadcr application andfis' adapt-ed to be employed in connectionivith various otherdevices. the drawings; Fig. l-is avievvy an automobile showing a visor, embodying my invention, fapplied thereto,"l n

1F ig.'2 is a detail view of apportion of the iront Wall' of a closed car illustrating my invention applied thereto,k if

F ig; 3 isa `view'shovving my invention as applied to a vvisor for an open' car, Fig. 4 is a detail View, mainly in horizontal axial section, of the pivotal member of the visor frame and support illustrated in Enig. n. pkv. kk Fig. `5 is a detail LView 'of a supporting bracket, showing in section means by Which :the pivotal member of vthe frame is supportytype ofv supporting bracket embodying my comprises a rectangular frame having means for pivot-ally securing the same to the front Wall offa'n automobile, or to the front rib 2 of 'the top ofthesautomobile asillustrated in Fig. l, means being provided 1for clamping the visor'inany desired position ofadjustment around its pivotal support so that the eyes of theoperator will be protectedy from the glaref of Sunlight, the visor also serving to preventrain from striking the upper portion of theWind-shield.

In the preferred `embodiment omy invention the visorcomprises arectangularl trame consisting' of parallel arms 3 ande Which` are secured together at their front ends by a rod 5 preferably having'screvv threaded connections'j'to the ends of the arms 3 and L anda reareXtensible, pivotal member Whiehfpreferably-'is in`- the form of a secofj the ff front portion of port.

vided with interlocking means which Will permit said sections to be extended axially, butwhichwill prevent their, rotation relatively to each other. A convenient means, which isjillustrated in Fig. 4, consists in cutting away from each section one-hal of its diameter for, a shortl distance from the end adjacent the other section and overlapping` the sections so that one will slide axiallv' relatively to the other, the joint thus .tormed'being enclosed ina suitable sleeve 9.

The end o each section desirably is secured by a pin 10, or otherwise, to a hub upon the arm 3 or 4 which forms the side of the l'trame adjacent the end of such section. The end of each of the. sections 7 and 8 ot' the pivotal supporting rod is extendedbeyondthe arm 3 or 4 asiuificient` distance to pass through suitable journals in a supporting bracket, such end beingjprovided with screw threads 11, adapted to be engaged by a suitable clamping nut which, in cooperation with the iace oi :i shoulder 12 upon the arm 3 or 4, willl iirmly clamp upon the bracket with sullicient force toretain the frame in any adjusted position. By reason of the extensibility of the rod the clamping action thus afforded produces -no lateral strain ortension upon the supporting bracket and consequently there is no tendency of the clamping means to pull the bracket from itsA sup- Furthermore, byA providing a sectional supporting member ot this character` the frame is much more easilyiassembled sincethe iii-ont rod. may be screwed at one` end into the member 4 ofthe frame andthe other arm then screwed upon the opposite end of the rod bei'ore the sections 7 and 8. of the pivotal supporting member are assembled. v

A further feature of the invention cousists in providing ak convenient means` `for detachably securing the windshield` visor frame to the brackets upon the car. This is accomplished byA forming. in. one or both brackets an open slotleading to the journal for the supporting member of the frame and in providing suitable removable vmeans tor closingsaid slot toretain, said supporting member therein.` In the preferred construction illustrated herein each of the `brackets is provided with a journal 13 ofconsider'- ably greater diameter than the diameter o' the end portions 1.1 of the pivotal supporting members or rod sections 7, 8, and a clamping nut 14 is employed having an extension or hub 15 Whichits the journal 18 in the bracket. i

rThe lower portion of the bracket is provided vvith av slot 16 slightly broader than the diameter of the end portions 11l of the pivotal member of the frame. By reason of this construction the nut 14 can be backed off suiiiciently from each end of the pivotal supporting., membller tol withdraw the hub 15 from the journal 13 so that the ends 11 ot the pivotal supporting member. or rod can. be

removed throughthe slots 16. y By a reverse operation the visor can be readily replaced upon the car when needed. Such a construction is particularly desirable for use in connection with open cars sinceit is necessaryL ordesirable to4 remove the visor from thetop if the latter is to be folded back. In such case the visor, after having been removed, may be placedwithin the slip cover tor the foldedtop.

,Any suitablerneans, may be. provided for securing the bracket to the car. In Figs. 2 and 4 the. bracket isshown as provided with a base 17v which isl secured to the front-.wall

or a closedcar by suitablescrews. lnlFig. 3V a bracket is illustrated which is adapted to besecuredto the front bou7 Otan open car, the bracket comprising a base 1,8having a flange 19 extending upwardly from one ede thereof, screwsQO, and Q1 passing through the base 18and flange 19 respectively` into the i'ront rib of the top. Sincethese screws extend into the rib at right vangles to each otherv a very `firm anchorage is provided for the supporting 1 bracket.

In Fig. 6 a different form oi. bracket is shown in which the body portion 22 ot' the bracket isprovidedwith parallel' extensions 28 and 24 which are` adapted to embrace a supporting member 25, the bracket being clampedthereon by one or more set screws 2.6 which pass through one or both of 'the extensions land 24. In this construction, asin the otheigthe journal for theV pivotal supporting` memberis considerably larger than. the end ot said supporting member to receive the hub of the clamping nut which secures the, frame in adjusted position. y

A further embodiment ot my invention is illustrated in Fig. 7 which, asillustrated, comprises a bracket having 'abase 28 provided vvith ears 29 which support a pintle 30 upon which an extension 31 of the framesupporting member 32 is `mounted. The frame-supporting member is provided with; a journal 33 to `receivethe` rod' or. pintle member of the frame. openl slot 34 leadingto the journalI 83 provides 'means by which the rod or supporting membermay be., introduced into the'journal. Any suitll l) able means may be provided for retaining the supporting member oi the frame in the journal, such for example, as a hub upon the clamping nut heretofore described, or other removable means which will serve to close the slot and retain the pivotal supporting member of the frame therein.

By thus pivoting the member of the bracket, which contains the journal for the,

supporting member, relative movement is permitted between the bracket and the member which is journalled in it which permits the supporting member to be clamped against the bracket without imposing any lateral strain upon the bracket which would tend to loosen it from its anchorage.

it will be understood that the embodiment of the invention disclosed herein is illustrative and not restrictive, and that various other iorms of construction and arrangement oi parts may be made Within the spirit and scope of the following claims and that the invention is adapted to various other purposes than those herein specifically mentioned.

l-laving thus described my invention, what claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A device of the class described comprising supporting` brackets, a rectangular frame having an extensible rod formed in interlocking sections rotatably mounted in said supporting brackets and a shouldered collar secured to one end of said eXtensible rod engaging the inner side of one of said brackets and clamping means on said eX- tensible rod engaging the other side of said bracket.

2. A device of the class described comprising a frame having one side provided with an axially eXtensible rod formed in sections having interlocking adjacent ends, supporting brackets having journals and provided with open slots leading to said journal to permit the introduction of said rod into said journal, and nuts on the ends of said rod having hubs litting said journals.

3. A device of the class described comprising a irame having one side formed or a rod made in sections having interlocking adjacent ends and removable axially relativeadjacent ends, side 'arms lixedly secured to the respective sections of said rod, one oi said arms being pinned to said sleeve and rod, supporting brackets for said rod having journals and provided with slots to permit the introduction of said rod into said journal, and nuts on said rod having hubs litting said journals operable to clamp said arms against said brackets.

5. A device oi' the class described comprising a rectangular :trame comprising a supporting rod and side members having eyes embracing said rod, a pair or' brackets yeach having a journal and a relatively small open-ended slot leadingy to said journal to permit the -introduction of said supporting rod, into said journal, nuts on said supporting rod having hubs fitting said journals, for clamping said side members against said brackets and means operable to permit a relative movement of one end of the supporting rod and the bracket in the direction .of the aXis of the supporting rod to enable a proper clamping action to be obtained notwithstanding inaccurate positioning of the bracket in respect to the normal length of the rod. y

ln testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specilication. y

CHARLES F. HOPEWELL.

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