Automobile Side Mirror
First Claim
1. An automobile side mirror, comprising:
- a reflective portion having;
a front mirror incompletely silvered; and
a rear mirror angularly offset from said front mirror, said rear mirror being fixed relative to said front mirror;
a bracket hingedly coupled to said reflective portion;
a solenoid hingedly coupled to said reflective portion to selectively move said reflective portion from a first configuration to a second configuration;
a return element to return said reflective portion from said second configuration to said first configuration; and
means for actuating said solenoid to move said reflective portion from said first configuration to said second configuration.
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Abstract
An automobile side mirror includes a reflective portion having a front mirror that is incompletely silvered and a rear mirror angularly offset from the front mirror, the rear mirror being fixed relative to the front mirror. The mirror includes a bracket hingedly coupled to the reflective portion and a solenoid hingedly coupled to the reflective portion to selectively move the reflective portion from a first configuration to a second configuration. The mirror includes a return element to return the reflective portion from the second configuration to the first configuration. A light sensor is positioned to detect an amount of light directed toward the reflective portion. A processor is in communication with the light sensor and in communication with the solenoid, the processor including programming to actuate the solenoid upon detection of a predetermined amount of light directed at the light sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. An automobile side mirror, comprising:
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a reflective portion having; a front mirror incompletely silvered; and a rear mirror angularly offset from said front mirror, said rear mirror being fixed relative to said front mirror; a bracket hingedly coupled to said reflective portion; a solenoid hingedly coupled to said reflective portion to selectively move said reflective portion from a first configuration to a second configuration; a return element to return said reflective portion from said second configuration to said first configuration; and means for actuating said solenoid to move said reflective portion from said first configuration to said second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An automobile side mirror, comprising:
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a reflective portion having; a front mirror incompletely silvered; and a rear mirror angularly offset from said front mirror, said rear mirror being fixed relative to said front mirror; a bracket hingedly coupled to said reflective portion; a solenoid hingedly coupled to said reflective portion to selectively move said reflective portion from a first configuration to a second configuration; a return element to return said reflective portion from said second configuration to said first configuration; a light sensor positioned to detect an amount of light directed toward said reflective portion; a processor in communication with said light sensor and in communication with said solenoid; programming in said processor to actuate said solenoid upon detection of a predetermined amount of light; and programming in said processor for deactivating said solenoid when said predetermined amount of light is no longer detected such that said return element returns said reflective portion from said second configuration to said first configuration. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An automobile side mirror, comprising:
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a reflective portion having; a front mirror incompletely silvered; and a rear mirror angularly offset from said front mirror, said rear mirror being fixed relative to said front mirror; a bracket hingedly coupled to said reflective portion; a solenoid hingedly coupled to said reflective portion to selectively move said reflective portion from a first configuration to a second configuration; a return element to return said reflective portion from said second configuration to said first configuration; a processor in communication with said solenoid; and a cabin switch in communication with said processor to selectively cause said processor to actuate said solenoid. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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