A vehicular sunshade has a shade panel and an articulating support frame. The panel is made of a flexible opaque material. The frame has extendible arms, a central support, and a yoke. The yoke surrounds the central support and slides relative thereto between distal and proximal ends thereof. The flexible arms are hingedly affixed to the yoke and extend outwardly therefrom. The panel is affixed to the frame. A latch near to the central support's distal end engages the yoke to retain the yoke there-at, to thereby retain the sunshade in an expanded configuration with the flexible arms extended outwardly to cause the panel into a horizontally elongated rectangular planar shape. The latch may be depressed to allow the yoke to slide towards the central support's proximal end to allow the flexible arms to bend at the elbows such that the sunshade is transformed into a compacted storage configuration.

Apparatus and methods for retaining a foldable curtain in a stowed position. A curtain retention bracket comprises a U-shaped chambered body having high torsional stiffness and a clasp comprising a flexible strap. The clasp has one end configured to be pivotably coupled to one arm of the U-shaped chambered body and another end configured to be latchable onto the other arm of the U-shaped chambered body. The clasp can be easily opened and closed manually using one hand. The geometry of the clasp is such that forces exerted on it by the stowed curtain cause it to pull tighter closed. The U-shaped chambered body may be produced using an additive manufacturing process.

Disclosed is an improved interior window sunshade for a window of a building and/or an automobile window. The interior window sunshade comprises a flexible flat wire loop member secured to a fabric. The flexible flat wire loop member comprises flexible arch on one or more sides of the flexible flat wire loop member.

Disclosed is improved sunshade over the prior art, by adding additional strength with a Zig-Zag clamping mechanism for connecting and securing the two endpoints of each flexible oval shaped loops to allow flexibility and strength. And still utilizing materials that add superior reflective and insulating properties, plus an optional stronger vinyl backing for cosmetic appeal. Allowing the sunshade the durability and strength to stay in position during its use.

There are several types of sunshades available in market to cover view through window partially or fully. Typically, such sunshades have a fabric sewed on a flexible wire loop to keep the fabric erect against a window. A Sunshade is placed against glass windows to block sun rays. Conventionally, two adjacent sunshades are used to cover most of the area of a car front or rear windshield. However, conventional sunshades are unable to fully block sun ray and leave substantial uncovered portion at borders of the sunshade on a car window especially on a car windshield because they do not have any fabric sewed outside of flexible loop region. This new type sunshade has extra borders to cover uneven surfaces at borders of the window its being placed against.

Disclosed is improved sunshade over the prior art, by adding additional strength with a Zig-Zag clamping mechanism for connecting and securing the two endpoints of each flexible oval shaped loops to allow flexibility and strength. Support structure being oval shaped or being other than round shaped to allow better fitment in various configurations windows from conventionally being a perfectly round. A size-selection process by premeasured windshield glasses where each size's fitments to list of vehicles of vise-versa. This methodology also can be applied to various accessories where an accessory is compatible with most but not all vehicles so a chart which provides guidance to consumers whether an accessory will be compatible one specific year make model.

A folding sunshade comprises two sunshade panels and a binding member. Each sunshade panel includes an annular frame, a shade screen surrounded by the annular frame, a connection element connecting the annular frame and the shade screen in a spaced manner and a gap interposed between the annular frame and the shade screen. The two annular frames include respectively one side abutting each other to be defined as a connection frame side and other portions outside the connection frame side defined as an operation frame side. The binding member includes an extended state in which each curved section is tightly stretched to confine each operation frame side to be separated from each other in a maximum manner, and a folding state in which each confining section is tightly stretched to allow one operation frame side to swivel and fold over another operation frame side.

A vent shade assembly for a recreational vehicle ceiling vent comprises a vent shade outer frame having an inner flange, a vent shade inner frame having an inner flange, and a pair of side walls disposed between the inner flange of each of the outer and inner frame to form a slot. A movable pleated shade element disposed within the slot is operable between a closed position and a plurality of positions there between. A first and a second shade string is disposed at least partially alongside and parallel to a first and second of the pair of side walls, respectively, and proximate a first and a second side edge of the movable pleated shade element, respectively. A portion of the inner flange of the vent shade outer frame supports the first and second side edge of the movable pleated shade element.

A vent shade assembly for a recreational vehicle ceiling vent comprises a vent shade outer frame having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter defining a first opening coincident with the recreational vehicle ceiling vent. A pair of shade strings are disposed on opposing sides of the vent shade outer frame and proximate the inner perimeter of the vent shade outer frame. A movable pleated shade element having a deployed shape substantially conforming to the inner perimeter of the vent shade outer frame is operable between a closed position substantially occluding the first opening of the vent shade outer frame and an open position, and the one of the pair of shade strings supports one of a pair of opposing side edges of the movable pleated shade element as the movable pleated shade element is operated between the closed position and the open position.

A sun shade includes a substrate and a folding line formed in the substrate. A first attachment mechanism is disposed over the substrate on a first side of the folding line. A second attachment mechanism is disposed over the substrate on a second side of the folding line. The first attachment mechanism and second attachment mechanism can be located symmetrically across the folding line. The attachment mechanisms can include magnets and ferrous material. A third attachment mechanism is separate from the sun shade and configured to attach to the first attachment mechanism. The substrate can include a flap oriented substantially perpendicular to the folding line.