Vehicle rear view mirror

• US 20030007265A1
• Filed: 03/11/2002
• Published: 01/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Spafax International Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Spafax International Ltd.
• Inventors: Norman, Timothy Hugh
• Application Number:
  US10/018,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20030007265A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/871
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/02 Rear-view mirror arrangements periscope arrangements B60R1/10

Abstract

A vehicle rear view mirror comprising a housing (1), a mirror lens and a location frame (3), said frame (3) being adapted to carry said mirror lens and to locate within said housing (1).

Claims

1. A vehicle rear view mirror comprising a housing, a mirror lens and a location frame, said frame being adapted to carry said mirror lens and to locate within said housing.

2. A mirror as claimed in claim 1 in which said housing and said frame are releasably detachable.

3. A mirror as claimed in claim 2 in which said housing is provided with frame retainment means and said frame is provided with housing engagement means.

4. A mirror as claimed in claim 3 in which said frame retainment means comprises one or more catches and said housing engagement means comprises one or more abutments which co-operate with said catches.

5. A mirror as claimed in claim 4 in which said frame is a resilient snap fit in said housing.

6. A mirror as claimed in any of claims 1 to 5 in which said frame and said lens are releasably detachable.

7. A mirror as claimed in claim 6 in which said frame is provided with lens engagement means.

8. A mirror as claimed in claim 7 in which said lens engagement means comprises one or more abutments adapted to engage said lens.

9. A mirror as claimed in claim 8 in which said lens is a resilient snap fit in said frame.

10. A mirror as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9 in which said frame and/or said housing are made from a resilient synthetic plastics material.

11. A mirror as claimed in any of claims 1 to 10 in which said housing is provided with a rim portion within which said frame is located.

12. A mirror as claimed in any of claims 1 to 11 in which said housing comprises a casing adapted to cover the rear face of said lens.

13. A mirror as claimed in claim 12 in which said casing is provided with means to receive a mounting attached to said vehicle.

14. A mirror as claimed in claim 13 in which said lens is concave or convex or flat.

15. A mirror as claimed in claim 14 in which said lens is of the polycarbonate unbreakable type, or any other substrate on which a reflective surface may be deposited.

16. A mirror as claimed in claim 14 in which said lens is glass.

17. A mirror as claimed in any of claims 1 to 16 in which said frame is provided with slots at each corner to supply further resilience to said frame.