Mirror assembly for a vehicle
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1. An auxiliary mirror assembly for a vehicle having a standard rearward viewing mirror, said auxiliary mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror unit having a convex mirror on one side thereof and a flat mirror on the opposing side thereof;
support means for holding said mirror unit;
coupling means for retaining said support means with respect to the vehicle, such that one of said sides of the mirror unit can be directed to face rearward of the vehicle, andmanipulation means coupled to said support means for providing selective inversion of the mirror, whereby the desired one of said convex and flat mirrors can be selected as the rearward facing mirror, said manipulation means comprising means for positioning either one of the selected sides in a laterally adjacent, substantially coplanar and colinear position which is substantially contiguous with said standard rearward viewing mirror.
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A mirror assembly for a vehicle having a mirror unit with a convex mirror on one side and a flat mirror on the other side. A support holds the mirror unit and couples it with respect to the vehicle. The mirror unit is arranged so that one of the sides of the mirror unit can be directed to face rearward of the vehicle. A manipulation mechanism provides selective inversion of the mirror whereby the desired one of the convex or flat mirrors can be selected as the rearward facing mirror.
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1. An auxiliary mirror assembly for a vehicle having a standard rearward viewing mirror, said auxiliary mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror unit having a convex mirror on one side thereof and a flat mirror on the opposing side thereof; support means for holding said mirror unit; coupling means for retaining said support means with respect to the vehicle, such that one of said sides of the mirror unit can be directed to face rearward of the vehicle, and manipulation means coupled to said support means for providing selective inversion of the mirror, whereby the desired one of said convex and flat mirrors can be selected as the rearward facing mirror, said manipulation means comprising means for positioning either one of the selected sides in a laterally adjacent, substantially coplanar and colinear position which is substantially contiguous with said standard rearward viewing mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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