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Horizontally adjustable rearview mirror

  • US 5,227,924 A
  • Filed: 10/05/1992
  • Issued: 07/13/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An outside rear viewing vehicle mirror of the type including a mirror head assembly (10);

  • a support arm (12) adapted to be pivotally mounted on and project laterally from a side panel of the vehicle;

    said mirror assembly being supported upon said arm and adjustable relative thereto to vary the rear viewing field of vision and a mechanism (22) for adjusting the lateral distance of the mirror head assembly from the pivotally mounted end of the support arm, the improvement comprising;

    said support arm having a laterally extending shaft (15) with a longitudinal axis (17);

    said mirror head assembly having a mirror housing (16);

    said adjusting mechanism (22) being mounted within said housing and including bearing means (30,

         32) for supporting the mirror head housing (16) for coaxial rotation about said shaft, clamping means (24,

         26) for restraining the mirror housing against longitudinal movement relative to said shaft, and a cam member (28) adapted to coact with the clamping means to reduce the latter'"'"'s clamping action to allow longitudinal adjustment of the mirror head assembly along said shaft.

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