Blind spot mirror

• US 4,941,638 A
• Filed: 11/25/1988
• Issued: 07/17/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Albert G. Disalvatore
• Original Assignee: Albert G. Disalvatore
• Inventors: DiSalvatore, Albert G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin-Shue, Alvin C.
• Application Number:
  US07/276,130
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• Field of Search: 248/467, 248/481-484, 248/288.3, 350/632, 350/626, 403/125, 403/122
• US Class Current: 248/481
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/007 specially adapted for covering the lateral blind spot not covered by the usual rear-view mirror
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/08 Mirrors vehicle mirrors involving special optical features B60R1/08
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/1824 Manual alignment

Abstract

A blind spot mirror to be adhesively mounted on an inner surface of a windshield. The mirror is mounted on a flat surface on a friction ball which is part of a ball joint for adjusting the mirror.

Claims

1. A blind spot flat mirror having a base mounted on and infixed relation to the inner surface of a windshield, typically on an inside upper corner of the windshield, said base having a seat receiving and fixed to an exterior convex surface of a frustum of a spherical hollow shell of a ball joint to compensate for the inclination of the windshield, a ball rotatably received in said shell for tilting movement through an acute angle relative to the shell in all directions, and a flat seat on said ball fixed to the back surface of a flat mirror.

2. The structure of claim 1 in which the base is fixed by adhesive to the windshield and to the shell and the flat seat of said ball is fixed to the back surface of the flat mirror by adhesive.

3. The structure of claim 2 in which the adhesive is of the pressure sensitive type protected from adhesion by release paper which permits assembling the parts in various positions to select the position affording the desired view of the blind spot area prior to fixing the parts together with adhesive joints.

4. In combination, an elongated flat rear view mirror fixed to a flat spot on a friction ball of diameter substantially the width of the mirror, a frustum of a hollow spherical shell receiving said ball and supporting said mirror for tilting in all directions relative to said shell, and means for mounting said shell in a fixed position to provide a blind spot view for a vehicle driver.

5. The structure of claim 4 in which the ball is a soft rubber ball.