| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5752853 |
Snap-in visor mount and electrical connectors for visor mounts |
May 19, 1998 |
| This invention provides a metal mounting member for mounting a vehicle accessory such as a sunshade to the sheet metal structure of a vehicle such as the vehicle roof with minimal insertion force. The mounting member does not require use of tools or other fasteners. The mounting member i |
| 5704633 |
Modular clock spring arrangement |
January 6, 1998 |
| A clock spring and steering wheel rear cover arrangement are particularly well-suited for a modular steering wheel and air bag sub-assembly. The clock spring is attached to the rear of a hub in the steering wheel assembly, and the rear cover snaps behind the clock spring. The clock s |
| 5701660 |
Method for making a multi-function switch stalk assembly |
December 30, 1997 |
| A method for assembling a multifunctional switch stalk includes the steps of providing a handle having an inner end and an outer end, the handle including a base portion at the inner end for being mounted on a vehicle steering column, mounting a shaft having an axis and an outer end on t |
| 5701211 |
Vehicle mirror adjustment gear train |
December 23, 1997 |
| An improved gear train for the adjustment structure in a mirror includes a slip clutch disk connection that allows a pinion gear to rotate relative to an intermediate gear reduction. The pinion gear is engaged to rotate a rack, and the rack is connected to the mirror to adjust the positi |
| 5691695 |
Vehicle information display on steering wheel surface |
November 25, 1997 |
| A vehicle steering wheel is provided with a thin reconfigurable display such as an LED, an LCD, an electro-luminescent display, or other types of reconfigurable thin display. Vehicle instrument information such as speedometer, fuel level, vehicle temperature, engine speed, etc. are p |
| 5666102 |
Vehicle signals incorporated into steering wheel rim |
September 9, 1997 |
| An improved display for steering wheels places display elements on the rim of the steering wheel. In this way, an operator of a vehicle is less likely to ignore display elements such as turn signals or warning lights. In one embodiment, lights are utilized to display the informational |
| 5639054 |
Pivot mount for exterior side-mounted rearview mirror |
June 17, 1997 |
| An exterior side-mounted rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror shell having a sleeve mounted on a pivot cup. The pivot cup is selectively rotatable about the central axis of a post fixed to a vehicle. The assembly has complementary interlocking structure located at the base of t |
| 5629029 |
Mold design for in-mold decoration of injection molded articles |
May 13, 1997 |
| The plastic substrate portion of the part is formed by a first injection of plastic into a mold, so as to adhere to an overlying sheet of coverstock material. A portion of the coverstock is not initially adhered to the substrate. A second injection of plastic forms the undecorated portio |
| 5587699 |
Exterior mirror with information display |
December 24, 1996 |
| A mirror with an information display includes a mirror glass having a display section. In one embodiment, the mirror glass has a pyrolitic coating on a front surface and an opaque backmasking on the rear surface. Semi-transparent material, such as light control film, is disposed on the |
| 5575552 |
Lighted mirror apparatus |
November 19, 1996 |
| A lighted mirror apparatus includes a mirror glass having one or more lighting sections. The mirror glass has a pyrolyric coating on the front surface and an opaque backmasking on the rear surface. Semi-transparent material, such as light control film, may be disposed on the rear surface |
