Remotely positionable mirror on an elongate arm
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1. A portable, remotely positionable mirror construction comprising:
- an elongate arm which can be supported from one end by a single hand;
a mirror;
an angleable connection connecting said mirror to the other end of said arm for rotation of said mirror with respect to said arm about two axes at right angles to one another;
a control element adjacent said one end of said arm for controlling the angular orientation of said mirror with respect to said arm, said element being operable by the same hand which supports said arm while said arm is being supported by said hand alone;
a unitary transmission means extending along the elongate arm and linking said element to said connection for transmitting control movements of said control element to said mirror so that movement of the control element with respect to said arm in a linear direction controls movement of the mirror about one of said axes, and movement of the control element in a rotational direction with respect to said arm controls movement of the mirror about the other of said axes.
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Abstract
A mirror has a housing containing batteries and a folding arm which carries a mirror. Adjustment mechanism extends from the housing along the arm to the mirror.
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25 Claims
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1. A portable, remotely positionable mirror construction comprising:
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an elongate arm which can be supported from one end by a single hand; a mirror; an angleable connection connecting said mirror to the other end of said arm for rotation of said mirror with respect to said arm about two axes at right angles to one another; a control element adjacent said one end of said arm for controlling the angular orientation of said mirror with respect to said arm, said element being operable by the same hand which supports said arm while said arm is being supported by said hand alone; a unitary transmission means extending along the elongate arm and linking said element to said connection for transmitting control movements of said control element to said mirror so that movement of the control element with respect to said arm in a linear direction controls movement of the mirror about one of said axes, and movement of the control element in a rotational direction with respect to said arm controls movement of the mirror about the other of said axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A remotely positionable mirror, comprising:
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a body; an elongate arm connected near one end thereof to said body; a connector attached to other end of said arm and adjustable with respect to said arm about each of two transverse axes; a mirror mounted on said connector; adjustment means including a single hand operated device and a portion extending along said arm from said device to said connector for adjusting the orientation of said connector and said mirror with respect to said arm about both of said axis by manipulating said single hand operated device. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A remotely positionable mirror, comprising:
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a body; an elongate arm connected near one end thereof to said body; a connector attached to the other end of said arm and adjustable with respect to said arm about each of two transverse axes; a mirror mounted on said connector; adjustment means extending along said arm from the vicinity of said body to said connector for adjusting the orientation of said connector and said mirror with respect to said arm about said axes; said adjustment means includes an elongate rod shiftably mounted on said arm for translation in the direction of the axis of said rod, and for angular rotation about the axis of said rod; said connector includes a lever pivotally connected to said arm and connected to said rod, whereby said lever is rocked about its pivotal connection when said rod is shifted in the direction of its axis; said connector also includes a socket on said lever and a pintle in said socket for rotation relative to said lever about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the pivotal connection of said lever on said arm, said pintle being connected to said adjustment means for rotation relative to said lever when said rod is rotated about its axis. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A remotely positionable mirror, comprising:
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a body; an elongate arm connected near one end thereof to said body and formed of a plurality of hinged sections; a connector attached to the other end of said arm and adjustable with respect to said arm about each of two transverse axes; a mirror mounted on said connector; adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of said connector and said mirror with respect to said arm about said axes, said adjustment means extending along said arm from the vicinity of said body to said connector and formed of a plurality of rods connected together and to said connector by universal joints.
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14. A mirror construction comprising an arm formed of a plurality of hinged sections, a mirror mounted on one end of said arm for pivotal movement with respect to said arm about two axes extending at right angles to one another and an adjustment mechanism extending along the arm for moving the mirror about the two axes.
- 15. A mirror construction comprising an elongate body, an elongate arm one end of which is connected to the body, a mirror connected by an angleable connection to the other end of the arm, the arm and the mirror being extendable between a storage condition in which the arm and mirror lie in close juxtaposition to the body and an operable condition in which the arm extends away from the body with the mirror at a distance from the body, an adjustment mechanism extending from the mirror along the arm to adjacent the body for adjustment of the mirror about the angleable connection, and a pocket formed in the body in which the mirror in the storage condition is received.
- 17. A mirror construction comprising an elongate body, an elongate arm one end of which is connected to the body, the arm being formed of a plurality of hinged sections, a mirror connected by an angleable connection to the other end of the arm, the arm and mirror being extendable between a storage condition in which the arm and mirror lie in close juxtaposition to the body and an operable condition in which the arm extends away from the body with the mirror at a distance from the body, an adjustment mechanism extending from the mirror along the arm to adjacent the body for adjustment of the mirror about the angleable connection.
- 21. A mirror construction comprising an elongate body, an elongate arm one end of which is connected to the body, a mirror connected to the other end of the arm by an angleable connection which permits rotation of the mirror relative to the arm about two axes lying normal to one another, the arm and mirror being extendable between a storage condition in which the arm and mirror lie in close juxtaposition to the body and an operable condition in which the arm extends away from the body with the mirror at a distance from the body, an adjustment mechanism extending from the mirror along the arm to adjacent the body for adjustment of the mirror about the angleable connection.
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25. A mirror construction comprising a housing which includes a pair of longitudinal compartments separated by a centrally positioned web which, with the compartments, defines a pair of outwardly facing channels one on each side of the housing, an arm having one section thereof which is connected to the housing by a pivot connection and which in a storage condition lies in one of the channels, a second section having one end pivoted to the end of the first section remote from the pivot connection, and the other end of the second section having a mirror mounted thereon for pivotal movement about at least one axis, and a mirror adjustment mechanism extending from adjacent the housing through the arm sections to the mirror.
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