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Pivot down vanity mirror assembly

  • US 5,039,153 A
  • Filed: 08/28/1989
  • Issued: 08/13/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vanity mirror assembly comprising:

  • housing means attachable to a vehicle;

    a vanity mirror frame assembly including a mirror mounted therein, said frame assembly including means for receiving one end of a pivot rod for pivotally mounting said rod therein; and

    said pivot rod being generally L-shaped and having said one end extending into said vanity mirror frame assembly and a second end anchored to said housing means, said pivot rod including an axially offset segment for engaging said vanity mirror frame assembly to provide frictional torque therebetween for controlling motion of said vanity mirror frame assembly with respect to said housing means;

    wherein said vanity mirror frame assembly further includes a pair of spaced mounting bosses having cylindrical apertures for receiving said pivot rod with said offset segment positioned between said mounting bosses.

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