US2629869A - Sun visor - Google Patents

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March 3, 1953 J, LQCKEN 2,629,869

SUN vIsbR Filed Jan. 14, 1950 FIG.| 9

H INVENTOR JOHN. H. LOCKE'N ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 3, 1953 SUN VISOR John H. Locken, Minneapolis, Minn., assignor of one-half to Roseanne F. Locken, Minneapolis,

Minn.

Application January 14, 1950, Serial No. 138,660

1 Claim.

This invention relates generally to sun visors.

It is an object of my invention to provide as an article of manufacture an extremely simple sun visor formed entirely from a single integral sheet of material and adapted to be adjusted to fit any desired head size.

It is another object to provide a sun visor having an integrally formed annular retaining band with a protective shield extending outwardly from the forward portion thereof and made entirely from a single sheet of material with the retaining band of sufiicient size to permit a size adjustment fold to be made therein and facilitate fitting the retaining band to substantially any head size with suitable means for retaining the fold in adjusted position overlapping a portion of the band.

More specifically, it is an object to provide a sun visor made entirely from a single sheet of material, such as cardboard, and forming an integral head embracing retaining band adapted to surround the head of the wearer and having a visor extending outwardly from the forward portion thereof, a portion of the band having adhesive material on the surface thereof to securely hold a size adjustment fold in overlapped position against the band to facilitate fitting of the band to individual head size.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the visor in fiat position as it is manufactured and packed for shipping;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of my visor with a size adjustment fold formed in the band and ready to be worn;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the visor shown in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of the fold immediately before locking thereof.

As illustrated, in the accompanying drawings, I provide an extremely simple sun visor made entirely from a single sheet of inexpensive material, such as light cardboard or heavy paper stock, and forming an annular head embracing retaining band designated as an entirety by the numeral 1. A shield 8 is integrally formed on the forward portion of said band and extends outwardly a substantial distance therefrom. The opening '2 surrounded by band I is made sufficiently large to permit said band to be loosely received on the largest possible head size and to permit a size adjustment fold to-be made in the band to -fit the visor to a particular head size.

The outer edge of the visor has the two recesses 9 formed respectively at the inner edges of the shield 8 to make the band I somewhat more flexible and increase the adaptability of the shape to the wearers head. A portion of either the upper or lower surface of the band 1 has a suitable adhesive material It] formed thereon, such as rubber cement, which will stick to another surface coated therewith but will not stick to an uncoated surface after it has dried. This type of cement is preferred so that the user will not have to moisten the glued surface before adjusting the size of the band. In the form shown the adhesive material is mounted on approximately onequarter of the top surface of the band 1 but this area can be varied in any degree necessary to provide a band which will fit substantially any head size.

To fit the visor to the individual head the band is put on the head with the inner edge of the forward portion engaged in the desired position against the forehead of the wearer and the rear portion of the band is drawn outwardly away from the head with the band snugly fitted around the head by holding the two thicknesses of the band together ad acent the back portion of the head. For convenience of description the fold as an entirety will be designated by the numeral H and the initial crease Ha is formed as described above. This particular crease will always be formed in the exact center at the rear of the band and therefore may be scored, as best shown in Fig. 1, to facilitate creasing thereof. When the desired size has been obtained this crease I la is swung over to position the inner portion of the band adjacent said crease against the adhesive surface l0 forming a second crease lib at the back of the band I. The portion of the band extending between the two creases Ila and llb is merely pressed against the adhesive surface ill and having adhesive thereon will tightly adhere to said surface and securely hold the size adjustment fold II in overlapped position against the surface Hi.

This visor is particularly adapted for use as a disposable unit which can be manufactured at extremely low cost and which has the advantage of being easily and quickly adjusted to any desired head size. As an article of manufacture it can be produced by a single stamping operation and the adhesive thereafter spread on the desired portion of the band. It can be shipped flat and compactly in boxes and can be easily handled since all parts thereof are connected in a single integral unit. When the visor is put on and adjusted to the desired size the fold I I will cause the entire visor to assume an inverted cup shape, as best shown in Fig. 4, which will in turn cause the shield portion 8 to slope downwardly to protect the eyes of the wearer.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of .my invention.

What I claim is:

A visor as an article of manufacture made entirely from a single integral sheet of material forming an annular continuous head receiving band having an opening therein of suflicient size to loosely receive the head of any wearer, the band being constructed of a material to permit -,a portion of the band .to he folded into lapped position relative to an adjacent portion thereof to form a size adjustment fold and adjust the size of the band to the head size of the wearer, a shade portion formed at the front of the band extending outwardly therefrom, an adhesive spread on the portion of the band to be folded and forming the sole means for retaining said size adjustment fold in lapped position on the adjacent portion of the band.

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REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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