Baby mirror
First Claim
1. A mount for a baby mirror for viewing a baby in a baby seat placed on a passenger seat behind a front seat of a motor vehicle in a rearwardly facing position, said mount comprising:
- a fastener for securing a headliner of the vehicle to a roof panel thereof. said fastener having a head and a shank extending upwardly from the head and adapted to extend through the headliner and into the roof panel. a support for the mirror, said support including an attaching portion, said fastener being adapted to engage said attaching portion to support said mount and said mirror, wherein said attaching portion has laterally spaced supporting elements and said attaching portion is adapted to be suspended from the head of the fastener with the supporting elements straddling the shank of the fastener, wherein said attaching portion is an integral part of said support and formed of one piece therewith, and wherein said support includes a housing, said housing having a top surface, a slot in said housing beneath said top surface, said slot being of inverted T-shape having a wide bottom portion and a narrow top portion extending upwardly through said top surface , said housing has a rear surface, said slot being open through the rear surface of said housing to permit the head of the fastener to enter into the wide portion of said slot and the shank to enter the narrow portion thereof.
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Abstract
A mount for a baby mirror for viewing a baby in a baby seat placed on a back seat of a motor vehicle in a rearwardly facing position. The mount includes one of the fasteners for securing the headliner of the vehicle to a roof panel. The mirror has a housing formed with a slot in the top surface. The slot is of inverted T-shape. The slot is open at the rear of the housing to permit the head of the fastener to enter the wide portion of the slot and the shank to enter the narrow portion. The mirror housing is thus suspended from the fastener. In another embodiment, the housing has a U-shaped clip received in a groove in the housing. The legs of the clip straddle the shank of the fastener and the body of the clip is clamped between the head of the fastener and the headliner. The mirror may be detached by separating the housing from the clip and leaving the clip assembled with the fastener, or the entire housing and clip may be removed from the fastener.
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5 Claims
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1. A mount for a baby mirror for viewing a baby in a baby seat placed on a passenger seat behind a front seat of a motor vehicle in a rearwardly facing position, said mount comprising:
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a fastener for securing a headliner of the vehicle to a roof panel thereof. said fastener having a head and a shank extending upwardly from the head and adapted to extend through the headliner and into the roof panel. a support for the mirror, said support including an attaching portion, said fastener being adapted to engage said attaching portion to support said mount and said mirror, wherein said attaching portion has laterally spaced supporting elements and said attaching portion is adapted to be suspended from the head of the fastener with the supporting elements straddling the shank of the fastener, wherein said attaching portion is an integral part of said support and formed of one piece therewith, and wherein said support includes a housing, said housing having a top surface, a slot in said housing beneath said top surface, said slot being of inverted T-shape having a wide bottom portion and a narrow top portion extending upwardly through said top surface , said housing has a rear surface, said slot being open through the rear surface of said housing to permit the head of the fastener to enter into the wide portion of said slot and the shank to enter the narrow portion thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A mount for a baby mirror for viewing a baby in a baby seat placed on a passenger seat behind a front seat of a motor vehicle in a rearwardly facing position, said mount comprising:
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a fastener for securing a headliner of the vehicle to a roof panel thereof, said fastener having a head and a shank extending upwardly from the head and adapted to extend through the headliner and into the roof panel, a support for the mirror, said support including a U-shaped clip having a body formed with laterally spaced legs, said clip being adapted to be attached to said fastener with the legs straddling the shank of the fastener and the body of the clip clamped between the head of the fastener and the headliner, wherein said support includes a housing, and further including means attaching said clip to said housing, and wherein said housing has a top surface, a recess having laterally spaced side walls and an open rear, groove retainer means for retaining the clip in said recess, said groove retainer means comprising side groove segments in the respective side walls of said recess, and said clip having opposite side edges slidably received in said respective side groove segments, said clip being insertable into and removable from said side groove segments through the open rear of said housing, and said recess including space beneath said groove segments for clearing the head of the fastener. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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Specification