Rearview mirror with an operating condition display
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1. In combination, a rearview mirror and operating condition display system for a vehicle, comprising:
- support means non-movably fixed within said vehicle;
an operating condition display non-movably fixed directly upon said support means disposed within said vehicle so as to render said operating condition display visible through a front windshield of said vehicle;
first pivotable support means fixedly mounted upon a rear surface portion of said operating condition display;
a rearview mirror having a mirror component thereof disposed rearwardly so as to provide a driver of said vehicle with a view of the environment disposed behind said vehicle; and
second pivotable support means fixedly mounted upon a front surface portion of said rearview mirror for pivotable mating engagement with said first pivotable support means of said operating condition display so as to render said rearview mirror pivotably adjustable with respect to and independent of said operating condition display in a plurality of directions while said operating condition display remains non-movably fixed within said vehicle so as to constantly display the operating conditions of said vehicle through said front windshield of said vehicle.
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Abstract
A rearview mirror with an operating condition display to be positioned in front of a driver'"'"'s seat within the passenger cabin of a vehicle is composed of an operating display provided with an operating condition display portion visible through the windshield by illumination of preselected portions thereof and a rearview mirror which is capable of being adjusted to a predetermined angle of use with respect to the operating condition display construction.
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28 Claims
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1. In combination, a rearview mirror and operating condition display system for a vehicle, comprising:
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support means non-movably fixed within said vehicle; an operating condition display non-movably fixed directly upon said support means disposed within said vehicle so as to render said operating condition display visible through a front windshield of said vehicle; first pivotable support means fixedly mounted upon a rear surface portion of said operating condition display; a rearview mirror having a mirror component thereof disposed rearwardly so as to provide a driver of said vehicle with a view of the environment disposed behind said vehicle; and second pivotable support means fixedly mounted upon a front surface portion of said rearview mirror for pivotable mating engagement with said first pivotable support means of said operating condition display so as to render said rearview mirror pivotably adjustable with respect to and independent of said operating condition display in a plurality of directions while said operating condition display remains non-movably fixed within said vehicle so as to constantly display the operating conditions of said vehicle through said front windshield of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In combination, a rearview mirror and operating condition display system for a vehicle, comprising:
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first support means fixedly mounted within said vehicle; a rearview mirror, having a mirror component thereof disposed rearwardly so as to provide a driver of said vehicle with a view of the environment disposed behind said vehicle, pivotably mounted upon said first support means; an operating condition display mounted in front of said rearview mirror so as to render said operation condition display visible through a front windshield of said vehicle; and second support means interconnecting and supporting said operating condition display directly to and upon said rearview mirror such that said rearview mirror is pivotably adjustable to a predetermined angle with respect to said front windshield and with respect to said operating condition display is disposed parallel to said front windshield in order to display the operating conditions of said vehicle through said front windshield of said vehicle; said second support means comprising two pairs of laterally spaced, resiliently flexible support arms fixedly attached at one end of each of said arms to said operating condition display, upon upper and lower surfaces of said operating condition display, for releasably engaging upper and lower surfaces of said rearview mirror so as to removably mount said operating condition display upon said rearview mirror. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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