Rearview assembly with interchangeable rearward viewing device
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1. A rearview assembly kit for a vehicle comprising:
- a housing;
a connecting interface disposed on a forward edge of the housing;
a first rearview device having a peripheral edge with a bezel, the bezel defining an outside stepped wall;
a second rearview device having a forward peripheral edge that is at least partially ground away, the second rearview device defining an outside stepped construction on a rearward peripheral edge thereof;
a third rearview device having an outer ring proximate a peripheral edge thereof, the third rearview device defining an outside stepped construction on a rear side thereof; and
wherein the connecting interface of the housing includes an inside stepped construction configured to interchangeably engage with one of the first rearview device, the second rearview device, and the third rearview device.
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Abstract
A rearview assembly kit for a vehicle having a housing. A connecting interface is disposed on a forward edge of the housing that is configured to removably connect the housing to any one of a rearview device having a peripheral edge with a bezel, or a rearview device having a peripheral edge that is at least partially ground away. A rearview device includes an outer ring proximate a peripheral edge thereof.
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1. A rearview assembly kit for a vehicle comprising:
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a housing; a connecting interface disposed on a forward edge of the housing; a first rearview device having a peripheral edge with a bezel, the bezel defining an outside stepped wall; a second rearview device having a forward peripheral edge that is at least partially ground away, the second rearview device defining an outside stepped construction on a rearward peripheral edge thereof; a third rearview device having an outer ring proximate a peripheral edge thereof, the third rearview device defining an outside stepped construction on a rear side thereof; and wherein the connecting interface of the housing includes an inside stepped construction configured to interchangeably engage with one of the first rearview device, the second rearview device, and the third rearview device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of constructing a rearview assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
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forming a housing; forming a connecting interface on the housing; providing a plurality of rearview devices, each of the rearview devices having one of the following constructions; a peripheral edge with a bezel; a peripheral edge that is at least partially ground away; an outer ring proximate a peripheral edge thereof; providing a complementary interface on each of the rearview devices; selecting one of the rearview devices for engagement with the housing; and removably connecting the housing with the rearview device by securing the connecting interface with the complementary interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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