Surveillance safety mirror

• US 5,106,177 A
• Filed: 10/09/1990
• Issued: 04/21/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Devendra P. Dolasia
• Original Assignee: Devendra P. Dolasia
• Inventors: Dolasia, Devendra P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bovernick, Rodney B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): RYAN, JAY
• Application Number:
  US07/544,320
• Time in Patent Office: 560 Days
• Field of Search: 350/631, 350/632, 350/634, 350/636, 350/638, 350/639, 248/468, 248/476, 248/478, 248/483, 248/484
• US Class Current: 359/876
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/04 mounted inside vehicle B60R1/025, B60R1/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/08 involving special optical features, e.g. avoiding blind spots , e.g. convex mirrors; Side-by-side associations of rear-view and other mirrors B60R1/025, B60R1/10 take precedence

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an easily removable and storable surveillance driving mirror for the aforesaid purpose, and wherein the vibration due to vehicles motion is substantially eliminated. My surveillance safety mirror design includes a heavy duty vinyl tape backed convex mirror (horizontal plain only), rubber pads on the tip of the spring-loaded clamp, threaded collar, off-set (off center) ball/socket housing, pivotal ball arm and a spring-loaded edge bordered clamp. My design is more versatile in function, by the very nature of the spring-loaded clamp, pivotal ball arm, threaded collar and off-center ball socket housing. It can be attached to any suitable point in the vehicle, the most ideal/suitable point being on the vehicle'"'"'s existing rear-view mirror'"'"'s day/night selector switch. This provides for conventional monitoring, without distracting or obstructing the view of the user.

Claims

1. A surveillance safety mirror comprising:

(A) a spring-loaded clamp, with spaced arms incorporating ridges;

(B) a ball-arm, incorporating ridges at the mating point to the aforementioned spring-loaded clamp'"'"'s spaced arms, wherein attachment of the ball-arm to the spring-loaded clamp by means of a clamping screw, permits the ball arm to pivot about a horizontal axis, and is adjustable and the said clamping screw may be tightened to prevent the ball arm from sinking;

(C) a threaded collar, which connects the aforementioned ball-arm to the socket section located on the mirror frame, and which may be tightened upon adjusting the mirror frame to the desired position to ensure that its adjusted and desired position is maintained, even upon removal or stowage;

(D) a ball and socket housing, positioned off-center on the mirror frame, thus permitting rotation of mirror frame through an angle of 360 degrees in order to increase or obtain the field of vision of the side desired.

2. The surveillance safety mirror of claim 1, said spring-loaded clamp comprising of:

(A) ribbed, rubber tipped jaws;

(B) spaced arms incorporating ridges;

(C) clamping screw, to secure desired pivotal position of aforementioned ball-arm; and

(D) bordered edge area.

3. The surveillance safety mirror of claim 2, said spaced arms having ridges on sides facing each other, such that only incremental rather than infinite pivotal adjustments of the aforementioned ball-arm is allowed.