Sun tracking tint visor
A light filtering transparent or semitransparent visor intended to prevent flash blindness and other hazards associated with the adverse affects associated with bright lights impacting the eyesight of occupants of a vehicle. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the visor comprises a larger, tinted body surrounding a smaller, much more heavily tinted body intended to filter the bright rays of sun to enable safe viewing of the sun through the filter. The entire apparatus is designed to be repositioned directly in the line of sight between the viewer and the sun in the preferred embodiment of the invention.
1. A light filtering apparatus comprising:
a visor having a shape with a width greater than its height;
said visor comprising a material that allows the passage of light;
a darker tinted portion attached to said visor, wherein said darker tinted portion allows less light to pass than the other portions of said visor, wherein said darker tinted portion comprises a tint that allows between 0.00027% and 0.061% luminous transmittance;
said darker tinted portion having a horizontal width that is substantially the same width as the visor and a vertical height less than the height of the visor;
said darker tinted portion being located between the upper edge and the lower edge of the visor; and
said visor being moveably mounted to a vehicle using a frame.
2. A light filtering apparatus comprising:
a visor having a shape with a width greater than its height;
said visor comprising a material that allows the passage of light;
a darker tinted portion attached to said visor, wherein said darker tinted portion allows less light to pass than the other portions of said visor;
said darker tinted portion having a horizontal width that is substantially the same width as the visor and a vertical height less than the height of the visor;
said darker tinted portion being located between the upper edge and the lower edge of the visor;
said visor being moveably mounted to a vehicle using a frame;
a second visor comprising a material that decreases light transmission;
said second visor further comprises a darker tinted portion, wherein said darker tinted portion allows less light to pass than other portions of said visor;
wherein said second visor comprises a material that allows between 0.00027% and 0.061% luminous transmittance.
3. An apparatus to block sunlight to eliminate user impairment while preserving the user's field of view comprising:
a visor comprising material having a luminous transmittance of 9%;
a portion of said visor having a smaller area comprising a material having a luminous transmittance of 0.00125%, wherein said apparatus is moveably mounted to a vehicle.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein said apparatus is moveably mounted to move and rotate in multiple dimensions.