Attachable vehicle mirror

• US 5,313,337 A
• Filed: 01/21/1993
• Issued: 05/17/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Byers, Thomas L.
• Original Assignee: Byers, Thomas L.
• Inventors: Byers, Thomas L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Look, Edward K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LARSON, JAMES
• Application Number:
  US08/006,765
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 359/871, 359/872, 248/467, 248/206.3, 248/479, 248/302
• US Class Current: 359/872
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/003 for viewing trailer hitches

Abstract

An attachable rear viewing vehicle mirror for viewing inaccessible areas about a motor vehicle. The device consists of a uniplanar support frame attachable by suction cups and extending support arms at an obtuse angle thereto for adjustably supporting a wide angle mirror.

Claims

1. An attachable rear viewing device for motor vehicles, comprising:

a support frame consisting of a unitary wire frame formed to have first and second parallel side rails and an end rail in a first plane having plural suction cups retained thereon in a uniplanar array;

first and second support arms extending at an angle of approximately 120° and

in parallel from said support frame;

first and second eye loops formed on said respective first and second support arms;

a mirror having first and second opposite side, axially aligned, threaded posts which are received in said respective first and second eye loops; and

first and second thumb screws threadedly received on said respective threaded posts to adjust and secure the angle of reflectance of said mirror relative to said support frame.

2. An attachable rear viewing device as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mirror comprises:

an arcuate, wide angle reflectance device.

3. An attachable rear viewing device as set forth in claim 1 which further includes:

plural U-shaped bends formed at spaced points on said end rail and said first and second parallel side rails for retaining said plural suction cups.

4. An attachable rear viewing device as set forth in claim 1 wherein:

said first and second parallel side rails each has folded, parallel inner rails, said plural suction cups being movably retained between said side rails and respective inner rails, said side rails each extending into said first and second support arms.