Readily attachable auxiliary wide angle outside rearview mirror
First Claim
1. An auxiliary, wide angle, convex-glass, blind-spot mirror for ready association with a vehicle-mounted outside rearview mirror having a reflective glass mounted within a mirror shell having a peripheral lip projecting rearwardly of the vehicle from the plane of the surface of the glass, comprising the combination of a wide-angle convex-glass mirror member, and support means for supporting said convex-glass mirror member wholly laterally outboard of the rearview mirror and proximate to the peripheral lip of the rearview mirror, comprising a securing surface disposable substantially parallel with and overlying a portion of the surface of the reflective glass proximate to an edge thereof and adhesively bondable thereto, and connecting means for connecting said securing means to said convex mirror member.
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Abstract
An auxiliary, safety, wide-angle, convex mirror for ready and simple association with a vehicle-mounted outside rearview mirror which has a reflective glass mounted within the peripheral lip of an outer housing, the auxiliary mirror being secured in a position wholly outboard of the rearview mirror by a bracket having a surface adhesively secured to the face of the rearview-mirror glass.
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13 Claims
- 1. An auxiliary, wide angle, convex-glass, blind-spot mirror for ready association with a vehicle-mounted outside rearview mirror having a reflective glass mounted within a mirror shell having a peripheral lip projecting rearwardly of the vehicle from the plane of the surface of the glass, comprising the combination of a wide-angle convex-glass mirror member, and support means for supporting said convex-glass mirror member wholly laterally outboard of the rearview mirror and proximate to the peripheral lip of the rearview mirror, comprising a securing surface disposable substantially parallel with and overlying a portion of the surface of the reflective glass proximate to an edge thereof and adhesively bondable thereto, and connecting means for connecting said securing means to said convex mirror member.
- 12. An auxiliary, wide-angle, blind-spot mirror comprising a generally planar securing surface having an adhesive face, a housing portion closed on one side and having an opening on the opposite side, a convex-glass mirror member secured within the opening in said housing portion, and connecting means connecting said securing surface to said housing portion in a position in which said securing surface is spaced laterally from said housing portion and is in substantial parallelism with said convex-glass mirror member, said securing surface being small in area relative to the area of said convex-glass mirror member.
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