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Automotive side view mirror attachment assembly and method of making the same

  • US 9,079,537 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2012
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An external mirror mounting assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

  • an outer shell including a vehicle attachment portion and a mirror retaining bracket portion disposed in a substantially L-shaped configuration, each portion having one or more connectors;

    a metal reinforcement element at least partially covered by the shell, the reinforcement element including one or more connecting sites having apertures with conical shaped connecting surfaces; and

    wherein the one or more connectors provide form closures surrounding the connecting surfaces of the connecting sites, and further wherein the one or more connectors of the vehicle attachment portion include integrally formed protrusions comprised of polymeric material which are disposed through and fill the apertures disposed on the metal reinforcement element.

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