Support arm for vehicle mirror
First Claim
1. A support arm assembly for a vehicle mirror having at least one mirror head comprising:
- an upper holding arm having an upper attachment element for connection to a vehicle-mounted connector;
a lower holding arm having a lower attachment element for the attachment to a vehicle-mounted connector;
a base carried between said upper and lower holding arms;
a removable positioning wedge carried by said base, and said positioning wedge having an installed position when carried by said base, and a removed position when said positioning wedge is removed from said base;
a mirror pane carried by said base;
said mirror pane carried by said base in a first mounted position at a first angle to said base when said positioning wedge is in said installed position, said mirror pane carried by said base in a second mounted position at a second angle to said base when said positioning wedge is in said removed position, and said first angle being greater than said second angle;
whereby said support arm assembly may be used to mount a driver-side mirror when said positioning wedge is in said removed position or a passenger-side mirror when said positioning wedge is in said installed position.
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Abstract
A support arm for a vehicle mirror having at least one mirror head with a mirror pane which includes an upper holding arm (1) made of plastic with an anchoring element (2) for mounting on a vehicle, and a lower holding arm (3) made of plastic with an anchoring element (4) at the bottom for mounting on a vehicle. A one-piece base (6) includes a metal tube (5) whose top or, as the case may be, bottom end is securely connected with the upper and lower holding arm, respectively. The base can also be built in the form of a base plate. In this case, the base has a removable positioning wedge (7) that can be removed from the base to change the angle of at least one mirror pane and/or mirror head carried by the base. The positioning wedge is attached to provide an exterior driver-side rear view mirror, and is removed to provide a passenger-side rear view mirror.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A support arm assembly for a vehicle mirror having at least one mirror head comprising:
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an upper holding arm having an upper attachment element for connection to a vehicle-mounted connector;
a lower holding arm having a lower attachment element for the attachment to a vehicle-mounted connector;
a base carried between said upper and lower holding arms;
a removable positioning wedge carried by said base, and said positioning wedge having an installed position when carried by said base, and a removed position when said positioning wedge is removed from said base;
a mirror pane carried by said base;
said mirror pane carried by said base in a first mounted position at a first angle to said base when said positioning wedge is in said installed position, said mirror pane carried by said base in a second mounted position at a second angle to said base when said positioning wedge is in said removed position, and said first angle being greater than said second angle;
whereby said support arm assembly may be used to mount a driver-side mirror when said positioning wedge is in said removed position or a passenger-side mirror when said positioning wedge is in said installed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A support arm assembly for a vehicle mirror having at least one mirror head wherein said assembly includes a unitary support arm comprising:
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an upper holding arm having an upper attachment element for connection to a vehicle-mounted connector;
a lower holding arm having a lower attachment element for the attachment to a vehicle-mounted connector; and
a base carried between said upper and lower holding arms wherein said base comprises a metal tube having an upper end securely connected to said upper holding arm, and a lower end securely connected to said lower holding arm. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for manufacturing a support arm assembly for a vehicle mirror comprising the steps of:
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providing a mirror support arm having a base;
providing a removable positioning wedge with an inclined surface that may be removably mounted to said base; and
mounting a mirror pane to said base to provide one of a first angular position and a second angular position relative to said base by one of the following steps;
mounting the mirror pane to said inclined surface of said positioning wedge to provide said first angular position on said support arm for providing a passenger-side rear view mirror;
orremoving said positioning wedge from said base, and attaching said mirror pane to said base to provide said second angular position on the support arm for providing a driver-side rear view mirror. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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