Exterior rear view mirror integral warning light
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1. An exterior rear view mirror assembly comprising:
- a housing adapted to be secured to an outer surface of a motor vehicle and having a generally rearwardly facing opening;
a reflective mirror disposed within said opening;
a first decorative cover member secured in overlying relationship to an outer surface portion of said housing, said decorative member including a light transmitting window;
a light assembly having a light source therein, said light source being operable to provide a signal visible through said light transmitting window to an adjacent motor vehicle when actuated.
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Abstract
An exterior rear view mirror assembly is disclosed which incorporates a warning light actuatable in conjunction with the vehicle turn signals to alert adjacent motor vehicles of an anticipated turn. The warning light is integrated into a first decorative cover member and may be connected to the vehicle turn signal circuit by way of connectable electrical leads or by an integrally formed plug and outlet arrangement. A second decorative cover member may be substituted for the first decorative cover member when it is not desired to incorporate the warning light.
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1. An exterior rear view mirror assembly comprising:
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a housing adapted to be secured to an outer surface of a motor vehicle and having a generally rearwardly facing opening;
a reflective mirror disposed within said opening;
a first decorative cover member secured in overlying relationship to an outer surface portion of said housing, said decorative member including a light transmitting window;
a light assembly having a light source therein, said light source being operable to provide a signal visible through said light transmitting window to an adjacent motor vehicle when actuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An exterior rear view mirror assembly for mounting on a motor vehicle, said mirror assembly comprising:
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a housing having an upper wall portion, a lower wall portion, a forwardly facing wall portion and inner and outer wall portion cooperating to define a generally enclosed area open at a rearwardly facing portion thereof;
a mirror movably positioned within said open rearwardly facing portion thereof;
a recessed portion provided in said housing, said recessed portion extending over at least a part of said upper, forwardly facing and outer wall portions;
a wiring harness including a connector disposed in part within said housing, said wiring harness being adapted to be connected to a turn signal circuit of said motor vehicle;
an opening provided in said recessed portion of said outer wall portion, said connector being accessible through said opening;
a decorative cover member received within and substantially covering said recessed portion, said cover member including a light housing, said light housing including a lens forming a continuation of the outer surface of said decorative cover member, a light source supported within said light housing, said light source being coupled to said connector whereby said light may be actuated in response to actuation of said turn signal circuit of said motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An exterior rear view mirror assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a housing having interconnected upper wall, lower wall, forwardly facing wall, inner wall and outer wall portions and a wiring harness disposed therein, said wiring harness being adapted to be connected to the turn signal circuit of said motor vehicle;
said housing further having a recess extending across at least a part of said upper wall, forwardly facing wall and outer wall portions;
a connector provided in said recess of said outer wall portion;
a first decorative cover member adapted to be received within and substantially cover said recess portion;
a second decorative cover member adapted to be received within and substantially cover said recess portion, said second cover member including a light source provided thereon and a light connector connectable to said connector in said recess of said outer wall portion;
one of said first and second cover members being disposed within said recess. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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