Adjustable support mechanism for vehicle side view mirror

• US 4,815,836 A
• Filed: 12/03/1987
• Issued: 03/28/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Main Street Products, LLC
• Original Assignee: Gary L. Byers, Timothy W. Byers
• Inventors: Byers, Gary L., Byers, Timothy W.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/128,056
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 350/604, 350/639, 350/632, 350/631, 248/480, 248/476, 248/475, 248/298
• US Class Current: 248/475.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/078 easily removable; mounted for bodily outward movement, e.g. when towing

Abstract

An adjustable side view mirror assembly (10) which includes a conventional support mounting (14) supporting neck (12) and mirror (M). After the neck (12) is cut a desired distance above mount (14) an adapter bar (20) is connected to the stub (23) left on mount (14). A slidable mirror support block (40) has a slot (60) through which is received bar (20) and which has lock means (66) for securing and releasing the block for slidable movement with respect to the bar. On the top of the block means (40) is a support cavity (54) to receive the neck (12) for supporting the mirror (M). Securement means (56,58) are provided to lock neck (12) in cavity (54).

Claims

1. In a side mounted rear view mirror assembly for vehicles including a mirror and mirror neck support member and further including generally horizontally disposed bar support means, the improvements, comprising:

(a) a generally rectangular mirror support block means slidably mounted on said support bar means and having first inner end and second outer end surfaces, and further having a top surface a predetermined distance above a bottom surface and further including front facing and rear facing side surfaces, said mirror support block means including slot means extending from said first inner to said second outer end and located generally near said bottom surface, said slot means including opposing spaced apart ledge members forming the bottom of said slot means and being adapted to receive said support bar means, said top surface including opening means therein extending downwardly into the body of said block means to define a neck support cavity having a cavity bottom surface spaced above said slot means, and

(b) adjustment lock means in said block means for releasably securing said block means to said support bar means at a desired position thereon and further including securement means above said slot means adapted to hold and secure a mirror neck support member in said neck support cavity.

2. The side mounted rear view mirror assembly according to claim 1 and wherein said adjustment lock means is a threaded screw member with finger gripping means thereon for quickly tightening and releasing said screw member with respect to said support bar means.

3. The side mounted rear view mirror assembly according to claim 1 and wherein said support bar means has stop means thereon to prevent said support block means from being disengaged from said support bar means.

4. The side mounted rear view mirror assembly according to claim 1 and wherein said block means is made in two parts divisible along a plane extending generally vertically through said block means from said first inner to said second outer end and including means for connecting and holding said parts securely together.