Alexander V Deych

US Patent:

20140021735, Jan 23, 2014

Filed:

Jul 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/551445

Inventors:

David Huelke - Milan MI, US
Phil Joseph Linson - Commerce Township MI, US
James Allen Stec - Brownstown MI, US
Justin Lee Healy - Canton MI, US
John Andrew Stakoe - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Alexander V. Deych - Farmington Hills MI, US
Jeff Todd Baxter - Carleton MI, US

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60J 3/02

US Classification:

296 979, 296 9713

Abstract:

A check assembly portion of a visor assembly for a vehicle is generally fixedly coupled with the headliner of the vehicle roof near a center portion of the vehicle, away from the vehicle door or windows. Adapting a clip to a check assembly portion of a visor assembly to secure small lightweight items will deter such items from being exposed to weather or wind conditions near a vehicle door, a vehicle sunroof, or an exposed top, which a visor portion of a visor assembly typically becomes closer to such locations. The visor portion may also be operable between a deployed and a non-deployed position, wherein the clip on the check assembly may be concealed in the non-deployed position.

US Patent:

20140159416, Jun 12, 2014

Filed:

Feb 18, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/183055

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Phil Joseph Linson - Commerce Twp. MI, US
Jim Allen Stec - Brownstown MI, US
Justin Lee Healy - Canton MI, US
Jeff Todd Baxter - Carleton MI, US
John Andrew Stakoe - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
Alexander V. Deych - Farmington Hills MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B60J 3/02

US Classification:

296 9712

Abstract:

A check assembly for a visor assembly of a vehicle is coupled with a headliner of a vehicle roof near a center portion of the vehicle, away from the vehicle door or windows. A clip on the check assembly is adapted to secure small lightweight items and deter such items from being exposed to weather or wind conditions near vehicle door windows, a vehicle sunroof, or an exposed top. The visor portion may engage a clasp on the check assembly and operate between deployed and non-deployed positions, whereby the clip of the check assembly may be concealed in the non-deployed position. According to one embodiment, the check assembly includes a resilient clip protruding rearward from a body portion thereof over a depressed area on the headliner for holding a lightweight item therebetween.