US PATENT SUBCLASS 296 / 97.1
.~ Glare screen or visor

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296 /   HD   LAND VEHICLES: BODIES AND TOPS

1.1  DF  BODIES {42}
97.1.~ Glare screen or visor {7}
97.2  DF  .~.~> With specific structure or properties for diffusing or reflecting light {1}
97.4  DF  .~.~> With actuating means for moving
97.5  DF  .~.~> Combined or convertible
97.6  DF  .~.~> Having detachable auxiliary visor or glare screen cooperating therewith
97.7  DF  .~.~> Mounted or detachably supported on dashboard, steering column, or windshield
97.8  DF  .~.~> Having foldable, extensible, or rollable body
97.9  DF  .~.~> With specific mounting means therefor {2}

DEFINITION

Classification: 296/97.1

Glare screen or visor:

(under subclass 1.1) Subject matter comprising a means mounted, usually in combination with a windshield to protect the driver of a vehicle from the glare of an approaching light, usually shown in combination with a windshield.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

95.1, for an externally mounted glare screen or visor located outside the passenger compartment and in front of the windshield which would inherently protect the windshield.

152, for glare screens or visors associated with side and rear windows.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel, appropriate subclasses, for glare screens, as set forth in the line note in the main class definition of this class (296); and also glare screens in the form of rigid panels claimed in combination with a flexible or portable panel, which may be an additional glare screen, except (a) where the optical properties of the glare screen are claimed, (b) where the specific location of the glare screen with respect to the car or driver is claimed (the mere recitation that it is mounted on the windshield not being considered a specific location), and (c) where the combination with other vehicle structure (such as the dashboard, etc.) is claimed.

248, Supports, 200+, for mere brackets for supporting a glare screen.

359, Optics: Systems (Including Communication) and Elements,

603+, for glare screens combined with a mirror.