Regulated attachment for mirror mount
First Claim
1. In an attachment for mounting a rearview mirror to a button having a first surface thereon secured to a surface of a vehicle windshield and lateral side surfaces facing away from each other and toward said windshield to define a groove therewith, said attachment including:
- a body member having a rearview mirror supporting means thereon;
resilient means and mounting means therefor for mounting said resilient means on said body member, said resilient means including gripping means for gripping and securing said body member to said button, said gripping means further including an elongated base portion and longitudinally extending and laterally spaced resilient side flanges projecting from said base portion and away from said body member, each of said side flanges being adapted to extend generally parallel to a respective said side surface of said button and defining a tongue adapted to be slidably received in a corresponding one of said grooves in a tongue-and-groove fashion;
the improvement wherein said mounting means includes means for loosely retaining said resilient means on said body member so that said side flanges thereof are freely adapted to seek a parallel aligned orientation and full engagement with said side surfaces on said button in response to said body member moving relative to said button in an assembly direction to a position overlying said button; and
selectively manually activated tightening means for forcibly drawing said resilient means a regulated distance toward said body member to cause said side flanges to each be forcibly urged into tight engagement with said side surfaces of said button while maintaining said tongue-and-groove relationship therebetween as well as providing securement of said body member to said button.
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Abstract
A regulated attachment for mounting a rearview mirror to a button having a surface thereon secured to a surface of a vehicle windshield. The button has lateral side surfaces facing away from each other and toward the windshield to define a groove therewith. The bracket includes a body member having a rearview mirror supporting structure thereon and a mounting for a spring clip. The spring clip includes side walls for gripping and securing the body member to the button. The spring clip further includes an elongated base portion and longitudinally extending and laterally spaced resilient side flanges projecting from the base portion and away from the body member. Each of the side flanges extend parallel to a respective side surface and define a tongue adapted to be slidably received in a corresponding one of the grooves in a tongue and groove fashion. The mounting structure for facilitating a connection of the spring clip to the bracket includes structure for loosely retaining the spring clip on the bracket so that the side flanges thereof are free to seek a parallel aligned orientation and full engagement with the side surfaces of the button in response to the body member moving relative to the button in an assembly direction to apposition overlying the button. A manually activated tightening device is provided for forcible drawing the spring clip a regulated distance toward the body member to cause the side flanges to each be forcibly urged into tight engagement with the side surfaces of the button while maintaining the tongue and groove relationship therebetween as well as providing securement of the body member to the button.
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12 Claims
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1. In an attachment for mounting a rearview mirror to a button having a first surface thereon secured to a surface of a vehicle windshield and lateral side surfaces facing away from each other and toward said windshield to define a groove therewith, said attachment including:
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a body member having a rearview mirror supporting means thereon; resilient means and mounting means therefor for mounting said resilient means on said body member, said resilient means including gripping means for gripping and securing said body member to said button, said gripping means further including an elongated base portion and longitudinally extending and laterally spaced resilient side flanges projecting from said base portion and away from said body member, each of said side flanges being adapted to extend generally parallel to a respective said side surface of said button and defining a tongue adapted to be slidably received in a corresponding one of said grooves in a tongue-and-groove fashion; the improvement wherein said mounting means includes means for loosely retaining said resilient means on said body member so that said side flanges thereof are freely adapted to seek a parallel aligned orientation and full engagement with said side surfaces on said button in response to said body member moving relative to said button in an assembly direction to a position overlying said button; and selectively manually activated tightening means for forcibly drawing said resilient means a regulated distance toward said body member to cause said side flanges to each be forcibly urged into tight engagement with said side surfaces of said button while maintaining said tongue-and-groove relationship therebetween as well as providing securement of said body member to said button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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