US2871482A - Glare shield - Google Patents

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Feb. 3, 1959 LANDIS 2,871,482

v GLARE SHIELD Filed Jan. 14, 1958 5 JJZLanJz's INVENTOR 1 1 BY I I I ATTORNEYS United States Patent GLARE SHIELD Jesse A. Landis, Eaton, Ohio Application January 14, 1958, Serial No. 708,845

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-12) This invention relates to glare shields, the primary objects of the invention being to provide a shield of this character which will eliminate discomfort and damage due to accident as the result of the glare of the headlights of approaching vehicles, blinding the operators.

An important object of the invention is to provide a shield which will soften the approaching vehicle light rays from only a small area of of the source of the brilliancy, while at the same time insuring clear vision to all other areas in which the vehicle is moving, thereby causing the pupils of the eyes of the drivers to remain larger for a greater length of time'than under normal conditions, resulting in clear observation of the roadway and adjacent objects.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shield including a pair of translucent shield members mounted for transverse sliding adjustment on a supporting wire for holding said shield members in or out of the line of vision as desired, to promote safe driving.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a shield which will be exceptionally light and one which may be readily positioned on the head of the wearer.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a glare shield constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of one of the adjustable glare shield members.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the glare shield embodies a supporting strip which is relatively wide and of a length to extend across the forehead of the wearer of the shield.

The supporting strip 5 is constructed of pliable mate rial so that it will curve and conform to the curvature of the forehead of the person wearing the shield.

The reference character 6 indicates a wire supporting frame which is substantially U-shaped in formation having portions formed into loops or eyes 7 that are disposed at the ends of arms 8 of the supporting frame. The arms 8 are connected by the forward horizontal section 9 which is disposed at a substantial distance beyond the supporting strip 5, as clearly shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing. This forward horizontal section provides a support for a pair of spaced glare shields 10 which are preferably constructed of translucent plastic material, the glare shields ICE 2. having grooves 11 extending transversely along the opposite sides thereof near the upper edges of the shields for the reception of the edges of arcuate resilient metal clips 12 that fit over the forward horizontal section 9 of the frame clamping the glare shields to the supporting frame 6.

As shown by Fig. 5 of the drawing the upper edge of each glare shield 10 is formed with a longitudinal groove 13 in which the forward horizontal section 9 of the frame 6 rests, so that the glare shields may be adjusted longitudinally of this forward horizontal section 9 and held in their positions of adjustment, by frictional contact with the forward horizontal section 9.

Formed in the supporting strip 5 and disposed adjacent to the ends thereof, are openings 14 which accommodate bolts 15, which extend through the loops or eyes 7 formed at the inner ends of arms 8, which arms are held in place by means of nuts 16 that are threaded on the bolts and bear against the loops'or eyes 7.

' The reference character 17 indicates a flexible head encircling band that has loops 18 formed at its ends positioned over the bolts 15, with the nuts 19 slidably mounted on the ends of the bolts in contact with the loops 18 securing the ends of the flexible head encircling band to the supporting strip 5.

Thus it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a glare shield which may be readily and easily positioned on the head of the wearer with the glare shieldmembers 10 so arranged that they may be independently swung downwardly intercepting the line of vision to shield the eyes of the wearer against glare from approaching vehicle lights, and it will also be seen that due to the construction of the glare shields they may be independently adjusted longitudinally of the forward horizontal section 9 of the frame of the device to proper- 1y locate the glare shield with respect to the eyes of the wearer.

In view of the foregoing detailed disclosure it is believed that further description of the glare shield is unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A- glare shield comprising a semi-rigid supporting strip adapted to fit the curvature of the forehead of the wearer, a substantially U-shaped supporting wire having a relative straight bight secured to and extending forwardly horizontally from said supporting strip, a pair of substantially fiat plastic glare shields, each shield having a pair of longitudinal grooves formed along the opposite sides thereof in alignment adjacent one edge of the shield, and a third groove formed along said one edge, said third groove engaging said bight for longitudinal and rotative movement thereabout and a substantially circular resilient clip for each' glare shield, said clip having an opening forming confronting internal ends, said clip surrounding said bight and the confronting ends engaging in said pair of grooves, frictionally holding said glare shields against said bight against accidental displacement but sufiiciently loosely to permit longitudinal and rotative movement of said shield relative to said bight.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,560,002 Thompson Nov. 3, 1925 1,744,282 Rollins et a1. Jan. 21, 1930 1,768,597 Gwathmey July 1, 1930 2,060,127 Schofield Nov. 10, 1936 2,155,258 Dennis Apr. 18, 1939 2,788,523 Seguin Apr. 16, 1957

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