Rear view mirror extension device
First Claim
1. An extension device for a vehicular mirror assembly having a mirror, a tubular support arm connected thereto, and mounting means for rotatably receiving said arm and for mounting said assembly to a vehicle, comprising:
- a generally U-shaped tubular extension member, one leg thereof being rotatably receivable in said mounting means in place of said arm, and a clamp member defining a pair of parallel passages therein, said tubular arm, in use of said device, being rotatably receivable in one of said passages, and the other leg of said extension member being rotatably receivable in the other of said passages.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a rear view mirror extension device for use with vehicles such as light duty trucks and the like which have, as standard equipment, a mirror connected to a tubular support arm secured to a mounting bracket on the vehicle door. The device includes an inverted U-shaped extension member having one leg thereof rotatably received in the vehicle mount in place of the original support arm. The support arm and the other leg of the extension member are each rotatably received in a clamp member. By suitably rotating the extension member and the clamp member relative to each other and the vehicle the mirror can be moved from a position closely approximating its original position near the vehicle to an extended position wherein it is spaced outwardly from the vehicle by the extension and clamp members. The driver can adjust the position of the mirror outwardly to compensate for wide loads or tows which would otherwise unduly obstruct his rearward view.
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1. An extension device for a vehicular mirror assembly having a mirror, a tubular support arm connected thereto, and mounting means for rotatably receiving said arm and for mounting said assembly to a vehicle, comprising:
- a generally U-shaped tubular extension member, one leg thereof being rotatably receivable in said mounting means in place of said arm, and a clamp member defining a pair of parallel passages therein, said tubular arm, in use of said device, being rotatably receivable in one of said passages, and the other leg of said extension member being rotatably receivable in the other of said passages.
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