Resettable mirror assembly
First Claim
1. A vehicle body side mirror assembly comprising:
- a base having a top surface and adapted to be attached to a vehicle body;
a support arm having a lower end pivotably mounted to said base and having an upper end;
a mirror housing having a side surface pivotably mounted to said upper end of said support arm;
a mirror mounted to said mirror housing;
cooperating mirror position adjustment indicia at said lower end of said support arm and on said base and operable to facilitate resetting of said support arm by pivoting to a previously determined position which resets said mirror to a corresponding previously determined position; and
cooperating mirror angle adjustment indicia at said upper end of said support arm and said side surface of said mirror housing and operable to facilitate resetting of said mirror housing by pivoting to a previously determined angle which resets said mirror to a corresponding previously determined angle.
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Abstract
A vehicle body side mirror assembly includes indicia arranged to facilitate resetting of the vehicle mirror to a previously determined position. The mirror assembly includes indicia such that the mirror assembly may be mounted on either the passenger or drivers side of a vehicle without modifications. Further, the indicia are arranged such that the mirror assembly may be readily reset to a previously determined position from outside of the vehicle as well as from inside of the vehicle. A support arm is pivotably attached or mounted to a base having circumferentially arranged indicia thereupon. The support arm is generally L-shaped and includes a lower portion having two indicia adapted for alignment with the circumferentially arranged indicia on the base, whereas a top portion of the support arm likewise includes two indicia for resetting a pivotably mounted mirror housing with respect to the support arm.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A vehicle body side mirror assembly comprising:
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a base having a top surface and adapted to be attached to a vehicle body; a support arm having a lower end pivotably mounted to said base and having an upper end; a mirror housing having a side surface pivotably mounted to said upper end of said support arm; a mirror mounted to said mirror housing; cooperating mirror position adjustment indicia at said lower end of said support arm and on said base and operable to facilitate resetting of said support arm by pivoting to a previously determined position which resets said mirror to a corresponding previously determined position; and cooperating mirror angle adjustment indicia at said upper end of said support arm and said side surface of said mirror housing and operable to facilitate resetting of said mirror housing by pivoting to a previously determined angle which resets said mirror to a corresponding previously determined angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vehicle body side mirror assembly comprising:
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base housing a top surface and adapted to be attached to a vehicle body; a support arm having a lower portion adjustably mounted to said base and having an upper portion extending at an angle with respect to said lower portion; a mirror housing having a mounting surface pivotably mounted to said upper portion of said support arm; a mirror mounted to said mirror housing; cooperating mirror position adjustment indicia on said lower portion of said support arm and on said base and operable to facilitate the resetting of said lower portion of said support arm to a previously determined position which resets said mirror to a corresponding previously determined position; and cooperating mirror angle adjustment indicia on said upper portion of said support arm and on said side surface of said mirror housing and operable to facilitate the resetting of said mirror housing to a previously determined angle which resets said mirror to a corresponding previously determined angle; and wherein adjustment of said lower portion of said support arm with respect to said base causes said mirror housing to move in a path constrained to a horizontal plane. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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