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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:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Corbin L Collet, Holland, MI (US);
Kenneth D Kreuze, Holland, MI (US);
Michael L Lanser, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Prince Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 9711 ; 296 9713 ; 2482911 ;
Abstract
A vehicle visor having a pivot rod or a slip tube with a torque control disposed therein. The pivot rod or slip tube surface is provided with a layer of hardened material on the external surface to improve the wear and abrasion resistance of the pivot rod or slip tube surface in contact with the torque control. A preferred embodiment for the hardened material layer is a hard coat anodized surface layer on an aluminum pivot rod or slip tube.