Single shell, double view vehicular mirror
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1. A mounting unit for a vehicular side-view mirror, comprising:
- a substantially planar face plate defined by first and second spaced apart peripheral edges and third and fourth spaced apart peripheral edges, adjacent peripheral edges defining corners;
first, second, third, and fourth sides disposed at respective peripheral edges of the face plate, the face plate and sides defining a frame for receiving a mirror;
apertures disposed at the corners of the face plate, the apertures being sized and shaped such that the mirror may be received within the frame and edges of the mirror may be received at least partially within the apertures;
a shell housing being engageable with a vehicle; and
the mounting unit coupled to the shell housing;
wherein one or more of the first, second, third, and fourth sides are in engagement with the respective peripheral edges of the face plate, the remaining one or more sides being spaced away from the respective peripheral edges of the face plate to at least partially define the apertures; and
wherein one or more of the peripheral edges of the face plate which are spaced away from the respective sides are spaced further from the respective sides near the corners than at other positions such that the apertures are larger near the corners.
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Abstract
A mounting unit for a vehicular side-view mirror includes a substantially planar face plate defined by first and second spaced apart peripheral edges and third and fourth spaced apart peripheral edges, adjacent peripheral edges defining corners; first, second, third, and fourth sides disposed at respective peripheral edges of the face plate, the face plate and sides defining a frame for receiving either a flat or convex mirror; and one or more apertures disposed at one or more of the corners of the face plate, the apertures being sized and shaped such that a convex mirror may be received within the frame and edges thereof may be received at least partially within the apertures.
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1. A mounting unit for a vehicular side-view mirror, comprising:
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a substantially planar face plate defined by first and second spaced apart peripheral edges and third and fourth spaced apart peripheral edges, adjacent peripheral edges defining corners;
first, second, third, and fourth sides disposed at respective peripheral edges of the face plate, the face plate and sides defining a frame for receiving a mirror;
apertures disposed at the corners of the face plate, the apertures being sized and shaped such that the mirror may be received within the frame and edges of the mirror may be received at least partially within the apertures;
a shell housing being engageable with a vehicle; and
the mounting unit coupled to the shell housing;
wherein one or more of the first, second, third, and fourth sides are in engagement with the respective peripheral edges of the face plate, the remaining one or more sides being spaced away from the respective peripheral edges of the face plate to at least partially define the apertures; and
wherein one or more of the peripheral edges of the face plate which are spaced away from the respective sides are spaced further from the respective sides near the corners than at other positions such that the apertures are larger near the corners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Current AssigneeRosco Incorporated
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Original AssigneeRosco Incorporated
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InventorsEnglander, Benjamin
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Primary Examiner(s)Shafer, Ricky D.
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Application NumberUS09/259,123Time in Patent Office1,544 DaysField of Search359/850, 359/855, 359/864, 359/865, 359/868, 359/871, 359/872, 359/877, 359/881, 248/475.1, 248/476, 248/479US Class Current359/871CPC Class CodesB60R 1/0605 specially adapted for mount...B60R 1/081 avoiding blind spots, e.g. ...
