Rearview mirror assembly with rotatable mirrors

• US 4,019,812 A
• Filed: 06/05/1975
• Issued: 04/26/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Elmo Carnine
• Original Assignee: Elmo Carnine
• Inventors: Carnine, Elmo
• Primary Examiner(s): Corbin, John K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Henry, Jon W.
• Application Number:
  US05/584,220
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• Field of Search: 350/304, 350/303, 350/302, 350/307, 350/299, 350/301, 248/479, 248/480, 248/226 B
• US Class Current: 359/854
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/081 avoiding blind spots, e.g. by using a side-by-side association of mirrors

Abstract

A rear view mirror assembly especially adapted to be connected to the vehicles standard mirror thereby increasing vision and substantially reducing the "blind spot".

Claims

1. A rear view mirror assembly comprising an existing rear view vehicular mirror, an elongated base portion, connecting means for connecting said base portion to said existing mirror, at least a pair of rotational means, each adapted to longitudinally rotate on its own axis, each of said rotational means extending outwardly from the same side of said base portion in a direction upwardly from said existing mirror, each of said rotational means being transverse to said base portion, at least two mirror sections, each of said mirror sections rotatably engaged to one of said rotational means, said mirror sections being adjacent and extending between said pair of rotational means, said mirror sections being vertically disposed above said existing mirror.

2. An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said connecting means is a clamp.

3. An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein there are a pair of said connecting means.

4. An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein there are four mirror sections, and two pairs of rotational means, each pair of rotational means communicating with two mirror sections.

5. An assembly as defined in claim 1 containing frame means adapted to receive and hold said mirror section, said frame means being connected to said rotational means.

6. An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said connecting means is an adjustable U clamp.

7. An assembly as defined in claim 6 wherein said U clamp is comprised of two right angle leg members adapted to move between an open and a substantially closed position thereby decreasing the distance between the opening of the U shape.

8. An assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said rotational means extends outwardly from the same side of said base portion.