Means of mounting glass or mirror to backing

• US 3,316,052 A
• Filed: 12/13/1962
• Issued: 04/25/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William Ross
• Original Assignee: William Ross
• Inventors: WILLIAM ROSS
• Application Number:
  US04/244,520
• Time in Patent Office: 1,594 Days
• US Class Current: 359/872
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 1/00 Mirrors as optical elements G02B5/08; Picture frames or the like, e.g. provided with heating, lighting or ventilating means

Claims

1. A MIRROR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A TRANSPARENT BODY HAVING A CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL EDGE AND OPPOSED CONVEX AND CONCAVE SIDES, A LIGHT REFLECTIVE COATING ON THE CONCAVE SIDE OF SAID BODY, AN ADHESIVE TAPE OVERLAYING AND COVERING SAID EDGE, A THIN FLAT METAL DISK DISPOSED ON THE CONCAVE SIDE OF SAID BODY, SAID DISK HAVING SPACED PERIPHERAL TABS BENT OVER THE PERIPHERAL EDGE OF SAID BODY AND ENGAGED THEREAT ON SAID TAPE, A STIFFENER BLOCK ON THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID DISK, AN ELONGATED METAL PLATE MOUNTED FLATWISE ON SAID BLOCK, SAID METAL DISK, BLOCK AND METAL PLATE HAVING ALIGNED OPENINGS, A CONNECTING RIVET EXTENDING THROUGH SAID ALIGNED OPENINGS SECURING SAID DISK, BLOCK AND PLATE TO EACH OTHER FLATWISE, THE INNER END OF SAID RIVET BEING PEENED OVER THE INNER METAL PLATE AND A BALL MOUNTED ON THE OUTER END OF THE RIVET ADAPTED TO COACT WITH A MEMBER OF A UNIVERSAL JOINT.