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CLEAR BEZEL

  • US 20140307344A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2014
  • Published: 10/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rearview assembly comprising:

  • a housing including a plurality of sidewalls that terminate at a forward peripheral rim, the forward peripheral rim defining a forward opening;

    a mount operably coupled with the housing, wherein the mount is configured for attachment to a windshield, the housing being pivotal relative to the mount; and

    a substantially planar viewing surface operably coupled with the housing proximate the forward peripheral rim, the substantially planar viewing surface including a perimeter that is at least as large as the forward peripheral rim, wherein a first angle is defined between a line of sight from a driver to a midpoint of the viewing surface and a planar extent of the viewing surface, and wherein a second angle is defined through the housing between one of the plurality of sidewalls and the planar extent of the viewing surface, and wherein the first angle is equal to or larger than the second angle, such that the substantially planar viewing surface conceals the housing from view by the driver.

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