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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A Gavagan, Center Line, MI (US);
Assignee:
Irvin Industries, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296976 ; 160 / ; 160D / ;
Abstract
A free standing sunshade assembly particularly adapted to be attached to a motor vehicle which enables a shade member to be retracted or extended in accordance with the needs of the motor vehicle operator. The shade includes a shade housing having an internal sunshade roller which stores the shade material. The shade is positioned and maintained in a desired extended or retracted position through the use of an elongated stiffener tape member having a crowned cross-sectional shape which provides bending stiffness. The stiffener tape is stored by coiling within a stiffener tape housing and is extended and retracted along with the shade material.