Patent Application
20050063065
Devices have been described to constrict sun from entering a vehicle. U.S. Pat. No. 4,749,222 describes a sunshade for a vehicle. A sheet of vinyl plastic is applied to the window to electrostatically adhere to the window and act as a sunshield. The sheets are applied to portions of the window through which the sun might otherwise pass to impinge on the vehicle occupant.
During driving at night time, it has been found that the driver can be constantly blinded by the headlights of vehicles behind the vehicle and passing the vehicle on either side. In an effort to solve this problem, drivers have physically held their hand in front of the side view mirror to shield the blinding headlights. This is the shortcoming of strain on the driver and reduction in the safety of the vehicle since the driver is steering the vehicle with only one hand and is not able to utilize the side view mirror. Also, it has been known that drivers redirect the mirror down to eliminate the reflective headlights therefore not being able to utilize the side view mirror.
It is desirable to provide a device for reducing or eliminating headlight glare having expeditious installation.
The present invention relates to a device for reducing or eliminating glare from a vehicle headlight in which a shield is expeditiously attached to the inside of the driver's side window. The shield can also be attached to the inside of the passenger's side window. The shield shall be tinted for reducing or eliminating headlight glare which reflects off of the side view mirror into the driver's eyes through the driver's side window or the passenger's side window. The device for reducing or eliminating headlight glare has the advantage of being durable, reusable and customizable to a particular shape of the inside side windows.
The invention will be more fully described by reference to the following drawings.
Reference will now be made in greater detail to a preferred embodiment of the invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
In an alternate embodiment, device 20 is shown in
In an alternate embodiment, device 30 acts as a shield for reducing or eliminating headlight glare from a vehicle is shown in
Devices 10, 20, and 30 are formed of material 14 which can be a vinyl material having one or more layers. For example material 14 can be formed of a patio-grade film having a thickness of about 0.010 inches. Material 14 can include color therein for providing a tinted material. For example, material 14 can have a charcoal color. Material 14 shall have cling properties for clinging devices 10, 20 or 30 to a respective driver's side window, for example, electrostatic properties.
A pair of devices 10, 20 or 30 can be removably attached to an inside surface of a driver's side window and an inside surface of a passenger's side window.
It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative of only a few of the many possible specific embodiments which can represent applications of the principles of the invention. Numerous and varied other arrangements can be readily devised in accordance with these principles by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/505,537 filed Sep. 24, 2003, entitled Device for Eliminating Glare of Vehicle Headlights, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by referenced into this application.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60505537 | Sep 2003 | US |
