Mounting arrangement for a vehicle rear view mirror having universally manipulable joints
First Claim
1. A mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a mirror unit, support means for securely mounting the mirror unit to the vehicle, and connecting means for coupling said mirror unit in a universally manipulatable relationship with said support means, said connecting means comprising first and second colinear elongated coupling members, each coupling member comprising means for selectively swiveling to a desired position within a desired one of a first set of planes which are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the coupling members, and means for selectively swiveling to a desired position within a desired one of a second set of planes which intersect each other at the longitudinal axis of the coupling member, and pivot means for rotatingly connecting said first and second coupling means along their colinear longitudinal axes.
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Abstract
A mirror assembly for a vehicle, including a mirror unit which is mounted onto a vehicle windshield by means of a button and turtle arrangement. A connecting arrangement is utilized for connecting the mirror unit to the button and turtle arrangement which permits universally manipulatable orientation of the mirror unit. The connecting arrangement includes two colinear elongated cylindrical barrels. Appropriate swivel arrangements are provided within each barrel permitting swiveling to a desired position within one of a first set of planes which are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the connecting arrangement and also permits selective swiveling to a desired position within one of a second set of planes which intersect each other at the longitudinal axis of the connecting arrangement. The two cylindrical barrels are pivotally connected to permit rotation therebetween. In this manner, the mirrors can be positioned as desired for sufficient flexibility to accommodate each drivers'"'"'s needs.
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1. A mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a mirror unit, support means for securely mounting the mirror unit to the vehicle, and connecting means for coupling said mirror unit in a universally manipulatable relationship with said support means, said connecting means comprising first and second colinear elongated coupling members, each coupling member comprising means for selectively swiveling to a desired position within a desired one of a first set of planes which are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the coupling members, and means for selectively swiveling to a desired position within a desired one of a second set of planes which intersect each other at the longitudinal axis of the coupling member, and pivot means for rotatingly connecting said first and second coupling means along their colinear longitudinal axes.
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