RESIZABLE MIRROR HEATING ELEMENT AND VEHICULAR MIRROR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING THE SAME
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1. A vehicular mirror comprising:
- a housing adapted to be mounted to a vehicle body, the housing having an opening therein;
a mirror mounted within the housing and having a reflective surface in register with the opening in the housing;
a mounting plate in register with the mirror; and
a heater element mounted adjacent to the mirror to the mounting plate within the housing, the heater element being sizable to conform to a size of a selected one of a plurality of mirrors.
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Abstract
A vehicular mirror includes a heater is mounted adjacent to the mirror and is preferably resizable to conform to a configuration of the mirror. A method of manufacturing a vehicular mirror assembly is provided as well. An exemplary mirror according to the invention has a housing with an opening, a heater and a mirror. The heater is resized to conform with the size of the mirror. The heather element is mounted within the housing adjacent to the mirror. The resizable nature of the heater element allows a commonly-sized heater element to be used in a wide variety of mirror configurations, shapes and sizes.
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1. A vehicular mirror comprising:
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a housing adapted to be mounted to a vehicle body, the housing having an opening therein;
a mirror mounted within the housing and having a reflective surface in register with the opening in the housing;
a mounting plate in register with the mirror; and
a heater element mounted adjacent to the mirror to the mounting plate within the housing, the heater element being sizable to conform to a size of a selected one of a plurality of mirrors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23)
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15. A heater element for a vehicular mirror wherein:
the heater element is selectively sizable to conform to a size of a selected one of a plurality of mirrors. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of manufacturing a vehicular mirror assembly comprising a mirror housing having an opening, a heater element, a mounting plate, and a selected one of a plurality of various-sized mirrors, the method comprising the steps of:
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selectively sizing the heater element to conform with the size of the selected one of the plurality of various-sized mirrors; and
mounting the heater element within the housing adjacent to the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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