Side view mirror employing prism for blind spot correction
First Claim
1. In combination with a side view mirror of a vehicle, said side view mirror having a relatively planar reflecting surface and positioned on the side of said vehicle near the position of the vehicle driver for providing visual access to the rear of said vehicle, said side view mirror operative in conjunction with a conventional rear view mirror located within said vehicle to enable said driver to view traffic conditions at the rear of said vehicle, said mirrors undesirably providing a blind spot area in said visual field of view at the driver'"'"'s side of said vehicle, the improvement therewith of apparatus, comprising:
- correction means coupled to said side view mirror at an angle with respect thereto of between six to ten degrees to provide a visual field of view for said driver determinative of said blind spot area to thereby enable said driver to have visual access to said blind spot area, wherein said correction means comprises a glass prism positioned over a portion of said planar surface with the base of said prism facing out from the driver'"'"'s side of the vehicle, the base angle of the prism being between six to ten degrees, whereby refraction of light by the glass prism is employed to provide correction of said blind spot area.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a composite mirror assembly adapted to be mounted adjacent the driver of a vehicle to enable the dirver to view objects, as other vehicles, within an area normally hidden from view by conventional vehicle mirrors. An additional mirror is positioned at an angle with respect to the conventional side mirror. The angle selected is between six to ten degrees with respect to the surface of the side mirror. In this manner, the additional mirror as positioned enables the driver of the vehicle to view objects within said area, which objects would normally be hidden from view by conventional and existing apparatus.
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1. In combination with a side view mirror of a vehicle, said side view mirror having a relatively planar reflecting surface and positioned on the side of said vehicle near the position of the vehicle driver for providing visual access to the rear of said vehicle, said side view mirror operative in conjunction with a conventional rear view mirror located within said vehicle to enable said driver to view traffic conditions at the rear of said vehicle, said mirrors undesirably providing a blind spot area in said visual field of view at the driver'"'"'s side of said vehicle, the improvement therewith of apparatus, comprising:
correction means coupled to said side view mirror at an angle with respect thereto of between six to ten degrees to provide a visual field of view for said driver determinative of said blind spot area to thereby enable said driver to have visual access to said blind spot area, wherein said correction means comprises a glass prism positioned over a portion of said planar surface with the base of said prism facing out from the driver'"'"'s side of the vehicle, the base angle of the prism being between six to ten degrees, whereby refraction of light by the glass prism is employed to provide correction of said blind spot area.
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Current AssigneeWilliam Feinbloom
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Original AssigneeWilliam Feinbloom
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InventorsFeinbloom, William
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Primary Examiner(s)Henry, Jon W.
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Application NumberUS05/938,052Time in Patent Office496 DaysField of Search350/303, 350/304, 350/290US Class Current359/837CPC Class CodesB60R 1/082 using a single wide field m...
