Gerardo N Herrera, 64Hobart, IN

2005007, Apr 7, 2005

Sep 30, 2004

10/955752

Gerardo Herrera - Carol Stream IL, US

B60J003/00

296097100

An visor gap shade () to bridge the gap between a pair of conventional, pivotable sun visors (), including the space between the ceiling/headliner () of a motor vehicle and the top longitudinal edge of the rearview mirror (). The visor gap shade () has a particularly simple structure and is capable of being easily folded into a compact configuration for storage. The visor gap shade () is comprised of a single, elongated, continuous, closed loop () and support rings of a thin strip of spring-like material covered by a sheet () of one or more layers of a flexible material. The shape of the single, elongated, continuous, closed loop () can vary from a generally rectangular shape to an generally oval shape to a generally elliptical shape. In its normally open configuration, the visor gap shade () is placed above and behind a motor vehicle's rearview mirror () and frictionally straddles the periphery of its post () or one of its stems () in such a way as not to interfere with the function and use of the pair of conventional, pivotable sun visors (). The single, elongated, continuous, closed, fabric-covered loop () of the visor gap shade () can be easily twisted and folded into a compact configuration consisting of a series of smaller concentric loops and fabric layers. The visor gap shade () may comprise a method for maintaining the compact configuration for storage, or it may not be collapsed or folded. The visor gap shade () may additionally comprise a method for attachment to the ceiling/headliner () above the driver's or front seat passenger's side window to serve a second function: to provide an extended area of shade when a conventional, pivotable sun visor () is placed and used in the side and down position.