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Apparatus for pivoting a mirror assembly

  • US 7,497,580 B2
  • Filed: 08/27/2002
  • Issued: 03/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A bearing apparatus for pivoting a carrying arm, the bearing apparatus comprising:

  • an anchorage having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end attached to a vehicle;

    a bushing depending from the distal end, the carrying arm attached to the bushing; and

    a pivot bearing assembly movably disposed in the bushing and configured to pivotably drive the carrying arm, wherein the pivot bearing assembly includes a shaft having a first end and a second end and a come-along part movably disposed about the shaft the first end in rotational communication with the carrying arm, the second end configured to be rotationally driven by a drive apparatus, wherein the shaft is configured to rotationally engage the come-along part, the come-along part configured to slidingly engage the bushing upon a rotation of the shaft.

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