MIRROR MOUNTING ASSEMBLY WITH ADAPTER
First Claim
1. An interior mounting system for a vehicle, said interior mounting system comprising:
- an interior assembly;
a mounting assembly for mounting said interior assembly at a windshield of a vehicle that is equipped with said interior assembly;
a first windshield mounting element adhered to an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle;
a second windshield mounting element attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle and at or at least partially around said first windshield mounting element;
wherein said mounting assembly comprises a mounting base, and wherein said interior assembly is supported at the windshield by said mounting base;
wherein said mounting base is configured to engage at least said second windshield mounting element when said mounting base is mounted at said first and second windshield mounting elements at the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle; and
wherein said first and second windshield mounting elements cooperate to support said mounting base and said interior assembly when said first and second windshield mounting elements are adhered to the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle and when said mounting base is mounted at said first and second windshield mounting elements.
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Abstract
An interior mounting system for a vehicle includes an interior assembly, a mounting assembly for mounting the interior assembly at a vehicle windshield, a first windshield mounting element adhered to an in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield, and a second windshield mounting element attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield and at or at least partially around the first mounting element. A mounting base of the mounting assembly is configured to engage at least the second mounting element when the mounting base is mounted at the first and second mounting elements at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield. The first and second mounting elements cooperate to support the mounting base and the interior assembly when the first and second mounting elements are adhered to the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield and when the mounting base is mounted at the first and second mounting elements.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An interior mounting system for a vehicle, said interior mounting system comprising:
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an interior assembly; a mounting assembly for mounting said interior assembly at a windshield of a vehicle that is equipped with said interior assembly; a first windshield mounting element adhered to an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle; a second windshield mounting element attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle and at or at least partially around said first windshield mounting element; wherein said mounting assembly comprises a mounting base, and wherein said interior assembly is supported at the windshield by said mounting base; wherein said mounting base is configured to engage at least said second windshield mounting element when said mounting base is mounted at said first and second windshield mounting elements at the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said first and second windshield mounting elements cooperate to support said mounting base and said interior assembly when said first and second windshield mounting elements are adhered to the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle and when said mounting base is mounted at said first and second windshield mounting elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of replacing an interior assembly, said method comprising:
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removing a first interior assembly from a vehicle by detaching a first mounting base of said first interior assembly from a first mounting element adhered to an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the vehicle; providing a second mounting element and attaching said second mounting element at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield at or near or around said first mounting element; and mounting a second mounting base of a second interior assembly at said first and second mounting elements, whereby said first and second mounting elements cooperate to support said second interior assembly at the vehicle windshield. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An interior rearview mirror mounting system for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror mounting system comprising:
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an interior rearview minor assembly; a mounting assembly for mounting said interior rearview mirror assembly at a windshield of a vehicle that is equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; a first windshield mounting element adhered to an in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle; a second windshield mounting element attached at the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle and at said first windshield mounting element, wherein said second windshield mounting element comprises a ring-shaped mounting element that at least partially circumscribes said first windshield mounting element; wherein said mounting assembly comprises a mounting base, and wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly is supported at the windshield by said mounting base; wherein said mounting base is configured to engage at least said second windshield mounting element when said mounting base is mounted at said first and second windshield mounting elements at the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle; and wherein said first and second windshield mounting elements cooperate to support said mounting base and said interior rearview mirror assembly when said first and second windshield mounting elements are adhered to the in-cabin surface of the windshield of the equipped vehicle and when said mounting base is mounted at said first and second windshield mounting elements. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification