TRUE SAFE MIRRORS

• US 20110051269A1
• Filed: 09/02/2010
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Richard Hignight
• Original Assignee: Richard Hignight
• Inventors: HIGNIGHT, RICHARD
• Application Number:
  US12/875,122
• Publication Number:
  US 20110051269A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/850
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/082 using a single wide field mirror or an association of rigidly connected mirrors

Abstract

A true safe mirror is provided for a motor vehicle. The true safe mirror is a wedge shaped member which has an approximate two to three degree (2°-3°) angle to increase the vision of a driver. The mirror can be attached to an existing motor vehicle mirror, thereby providing a better field of visibility to eliminate blind spots. The true safe mirror gives the driver a wider and more accurate view of surrounding objects without any distortion. The mirror can also be a plate shaped member having a front reflective surface. The plate shaped member is encased within a housing carried by the motor vehicle. The plate shaped member has a first portion bent outwardly at a slight angle with respect to a second portion of the plate shaped member to help increase the vision of the driver of the motor vehicle to eliminate blind spots.

Claims

1. A true safe mirror for a motor vehicle which comprises:

a) a wedge shaped member having a front reflective surface;

b) means, on tiny grooves of a rear surface of the wedge shaped member, for securing the wedge shaped member on a front reflective surface of an existing mirror of the motor vehicle, whereby the front reflective surface of the wedge shaped member is positioned at a slight angle away from the front reflective surface of the existing mirror to help increase the vision of a driver of the motor vehicle, provide non-distorted image of other nearby vehicle and eliminate blind spots;

c) wherein the tiny grooves of the rear surface of the wedge shaped member are being used for stronger adhesion between the wedge shaped member with the existing mirror and

d) wherein the height of the wedge shaped member is the same as the height of the existing mirror.

2. The true safe mirror as recited in claim 1, wherein the securing means comprises:

a) a layer of adhesive material applied onto the tiny grooves of rear surface of the wedge shaped member; and

b) a peel-off cover placed onto the layer of adhesive material.

3. The true safe mirror as recited in claim 1, wherein the front reflective surface of the wedge shaped member is at the slight angle of approximately two to three degrees away from the front reflective surface of the existing mirror of the motor vehicle.

4. The true safe mirror as recited in claim 1, wherein the wedge shaped member is at a width of approximately one third to one half the length of the existing mirror of the motor vehicle, when the existing mirror is a side view mirror and the wedge shaped member is applied onto one side of the side view mirror.

5. The true safe mirror as recited in claim 1, wherein the wedge shaped member is at a width of approximately one quarter to one third the length of the existing mirror of the motor vehicle, when the existing mirror is a rearview mirror and two of the wedge shaped members are each applied onto a rightmost side and a leftmost side of the rearview mirror.

6. A true safe mirror for a motor vehicle which comprises a plate shaped member having a front reflective surface, wherein the plate shaped member is encased within a housing carried by the motor vehicle, the plate shaped member having a first portion bent at a slight angle with respect to a second portion of the plate shaped member to help increase the vision of a driver of the motor vehicle and eliminate a blind spot.

7. The true safe mirror as recited in claim 6, wherein the first portion of the plate shaped member is bent at an angle of approximately two to three degrees from the second portion of the plate shaped member.

8. The true safe mirror as recited in claim 7, wherein the first portion of the plate shaped member is at a length of approximately one third to one half the length of the second portion of the plate shaped member, when the plate shaped member is part of a side view mirror.

9. A true safe mirror for a motor vehicle which comprises a plate shaped member having a front reflective surface, wherein the plate shaped member is encased within a housing carried by the motor vehicle, the plate shaped member having a first portion bent at a slight angle with respect to a second portion of the plate shaped member and a third portion bent at a slight angle with respect to the second portion of the plate shaped member to help increase the vision of a driver of the motor vehicle and eliminate blind spots.

10. The true safe mirror as recited in claim 9, wherein the first portion and the third portion of the plate shaped member are each bent at an angle of approximately two to three degrees from the second portion of the plate shaped member.

11. The true safe mirror as recited in claim 10, wherein the first portion and the third portion of the plate shaped member are each at a length of approximately one third to one half the length of the second portion of the plate shaped member, when the plate shaped member is part of a rear view mirror.