REAR VISION MIRROR CONSTRUCTION

• US 3,734,447 A
• Filed: 04/20/1970
• Issued: 05/22/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ronald C. Sr. Perison
• Original Assignee: Ronald C. Sr. Perison
• Inventors: Perison, Ronald C. Sr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Harris, Chancellor E.
• Application Number:
  US05/029,789
• Time in Patent Office: 1,128 Days
• Field of Search: 248/481,482,483,181,46,475A,475R,38,39,40,42,44,158,160 287/87 285/DIG.10,DIG.11
• US Class Current: 248/481
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/06 mounted on vehicle exterior B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence

Abstract

A rear view mirror construction including a molded plastic base member having a metal pin embedded therein with a portion of the pin protruding beyond the base member for insertion into an aperture in the side of a vehicle and a fastener member spaced from the pin and extending through the base member for attachment to the vehicle, a ball carried by the base member, and a molded plastic mirror case supporting a mirror and pivotally mounted on the ball by means of a socket having bosses therein which are shrunk into engagement on the ball for providing a tight fit therewith.

Claims

1. A rear view mirror construction comprising a base member for attachment to a vehicle, ball means mounted on said base member, a mirror case, and a socket in said case and having therein spaced bosses receiving said ball means, said socket being fabricated from molded plastic material and shrunk onto said ball means causing said bosses to tightly engage said ball means at spaced locations thereon.

2. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mirror case is fabricated integrally with said socket from said molded plastic material and wherein said socket is shrunk onto said ball means by cooling following insertion of said ball means while said socket is still warm.

3. A rear view mirror as set forth in claim 1 wherein said socket includes a central axis and wherein said bosses extend generally in the direction of said central axis.

4. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 1 wherein said base member is fabricated from molded plastic and includes pin means molded into said base member and having one end extending obliquely outwardly therefrom for insertion into an aperture in a vehicle surface.

5. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 4 wherein said pin means comprises an elongated member which extends substantially through the length of said base member for rigidizing said base member.

6. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 5 including a ball carrying member molded into said base member and including a groove receiving the other end of said pin means.

7. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 4 including a ball carrying member molded into said base member and including a tapped portion and a threaded shaft in said tapped portion and mounting said ball means.

8. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 7 wherein said ball carrying member includes an irregular outer surface in locking engagement with said molded base member.

9. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 1 wherein said pin means comprises an elongated member which extends substantially through the length of said base member for rigidizing said base member, and said ball carrying member includes groove means receiving the other end of said pin means.

10. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 4 wherein said base member includes an aperture spaced from said one end of said pin means for receiving a threaded fastener which is to be secured to said vehicle surface whereby said base member may be locked at two spaced points to said vehicle surface by said fastener and pin means.

11. A rear view mirror construction comprising an elongated molded plastic base member, a hollow ball-carrying member molded into one end of said base member, and elongated pin means molded longitudinally into said base member and having one end extending obliquely outwardly from the other end of said base member for insertion into an aperature in a vehicle surface.

12. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 11 wherein said ball-carrying member includes a tapped portion and a threaded shaft in said tapped portion mounting said ball.

13. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 11 wherein said elongated pin means extends substantially through the entire length of said base member for rigidizing said base member.

14. A rear view mirror construction as set forth in claim 13 wherein said ball-carrying member includes groove means receiving the other end of said pin means.

15. A rear view mirror construCtion as set forth in claim 11 wherein said other end of said base member includes an aperture spaced from said one end of said elongated pin means for receiving a threaded fastener which is to be secured to said vehicle surface whereby said base member may be locked at two spaced points to said vehicle surface by said fastener and pin means.