Left and right side view mirrors

• US 20140233122A1
• Filed: 10/18/2013
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas M. Dauphinee
• Original Assignee: Thomas M. Dauphinee
• Inventors: Dauphinee, Thomas M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,102,278 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/850
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/48 for parking purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/06 mounted on vehicle exterior B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/081 avoiding blind spots, e.g. by using a side-by-side association of mirrors

Abstract

Left and Right side view mirrors for a vehicle giving the driver a view outwardly to each side of the vehicle, to check lanes on each side, to ensure safe lane changes.

Claims

1. A pair of left and right side view mirrors for a vehicle and comprising:

a left side view mirror for a vehicle giving a driver a view outwardly to the left of the vehicle to check the adjacent left lanes;

right side view mirror for the vehicle giving the driver a view outwardly on the right side of the vehicle to check adjacent right lanes;

each said mirror defining an upper edge and two side edges;

a mounting device for the left mirror and a separate mounting device for the right mirror, mounting respective mirrors on the left and right hand sides of the windshield of a vehicle, the mounting devices permitting rotation and tilting of each said mirror to enable viewing of left and right hand lanes respectively, thereby enabling safe lane changes;

2. A pair of side view mirrors for a vehicle as claimed in claim 1 and including a diagonal line across said left side mirror extending from right to left at a downward angle on said left mirror, and a diagonal line across said right mirror extending from the left hand edge of the right hand mirror downwardly towards the right hand edge of the right hand mirror.

3. A pair of side view mirrors for a vehicle as claimed in claim 2 and including an upper edge line extending parallel to the upper edge of said right mirror and a further upper edge line extending parallel to the upper edge of said left mirror.

4. A pair of side view mirrors for a vehicle as claimed in claim 3 and including a right hand edge line on said left mirror extending parallel to the right hand edge of said left mirror, and a left hand edge line on said right mirror extending parallel to said left hand edge of said right mirror.

5. A pair of side view mirrors for a vehicle as claimed in claim 4 wherein said left side view mirror has a predetermined cross sectional area and wherein said right side view mirror has a cross sectional area between 90% and 100% greater than said left side view mirror.

6. A pair of side view mirrors for a vehicle as claimed in claim 5 wherein said left side view mirror and said right side view mirror are of rectangular shape, and wherein each define longer side edges and shorter end edges.

7. A pair of side view mirrors for a vehicle as claimed in claim 6 wherein the proportions between the length and height of each said mirror are between 5:

1 and 6;

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