Extendible and pivotable mirrors for vehicles
First Claim
1. An extendible mirror for a vehicle comprising a mirror well provided in the vehicle;
- fluid-operated cylinder means mounted in said mirror well;
a ball and socket joint provided in said fluid-operated cylinder means; and
a mirror pivotally attached to said ball and socket joint of said fluid-operated cylinder means for adjusting said mirror with respect to said fluid-operated cylinder means and the vehicle, said mirror shaped for seating in said mirror well, whereby said mirror is selectively seated in said mirror well in retracted configuration and extendible from said mirror well in viewing configuration responsive to operation of said fluid-operated cylinder means.
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Abstract
Extendible and pivotable mirrors for vehicles which include in a first preferred embodiment, an extendible mirror attached to a piston mounted in a fluid-operated cylinder secured in the door or fender panel of a vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, the extendible mirror is extended outwardly of the vehicle fender or door panel by operation of the cylinder and is manually pivotally adjusted for rear-view observation by the driver. The extendible mirror may be retracted in a mirror well located in the fender or door panel when not in use. In a second preferred embodiment of the invention, a pivoting mirror is first pivoted from a mirror well to a desired position by operation of a fluid-operated cylinder and is subsequently manually adjusted to a functional location for rear viewing from inside the vehicle. As in the case of the extendible mirror, the pivotable mirror can be pivoted into a mirror well located in the fender or door panel of the vehicle when not in use.
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1. An extendible mirror for a vehicle comprising a mirror well provided in the vehicle;
- fluid-operated cylinder means mounted in said mirror well;
a ball and socket joint provided in said fluid-operated cylinder means; and
a mirror pivotally attached to said ball and socket joint of said fluid-operated cylinder means for adjusting said mirror with respect to said fluid-operated cylinder means and the vehicle, said mirror shaped for seating in said mirror well, whereby said mirror is selectively seated in said mirror well in retracted configuration and extendible from said mirror well in viewing configuration responsive to operation of said fluid-operated cylinder means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- fluid-operated cylinder means mounted in said mirror well;
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5. A pivoting mirror for a vehicle comprising a mirror well provided in the vehicle;
- fluid-operated cylinder means mounted in the mirror well;
a mirror pivotally mounted on the vehicle in said mirror well, said mirror having a configuration substantially conforming to the configuration of said mirror well;
an operating ball and socket joint provided in said fluid-operated cylinder means; and
pivot arm means carried by said mirror, wherein said pivot arm means is pivotally attached to said fluid-operated cylinder means, and said pivot arm means is attached to said operating ball and socket joint for pivoting said morror to and from said mirror well, whereby said mirror is selectively pivoted into said mirror well and pivoted from said mirror well responsive to operation of said fluid-operated cylinder means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
- fluid-operated cylinder means mounted in the mirror well;
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