Mounting structure for a mirror assembly

• US 9,933,595 B1
• Filed: 09/11/2017
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electric Mirror LLC
• Original Assignee: Electric Mirror LLC
• Inventors: Mischel, Jr., James V., Erickson, Patrick Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Breene, John
• Assistant Examiner(s): Perez Bermudez, Yaritza H
• Application Number:
  US15/700,191
• Time in Patent Office: 204 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 7/182 for mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/14 displaying different signs depending upon the view-point of the observer
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 9/00 Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the variable information is permanently attached to a movable support G09F11/00; abacus G06C1/00; slide-rules G06G1/00

Abstract

A mirror assembly mountable to a wall includes a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface, a chassis engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior, at least one electrical component disposed within the mirror assembly interior, and a mounting structure. The mounting structure includes a support member mounted to one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis and a hanger member mounted to the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis. The hanger member is removeably securable on the support member to mount the mirror platform to the chassis.

Claims

1. A mirror assembly mountable to a wall, the mirror assembly comprising:

(a) a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface;

(b) a chassis engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior, the chassis is mountable to the wall;

(c) at least one electrical component disposed within the mirror assembly interior; and

(d) a single mounting structure disposed within the mirror assembly interior, comprising;

(i) a first support member, the first support member extends outwardly from one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the first support member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension; and

(ii) a first hanger member, the first hanger member extends outwardly from the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the first hanger member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension, wherein the first hanger member is removably securable to the first support member, the single mounting structure is configured to mount the mirror platform to the chassis in alignment when one of the first support member and the first hanger member is lowered onto the other of the first support member and the first hanger mem ber, whereby the mirror platform is secured to the chassis.

2. The mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first hanger member has a first opening.

3. The mirror assembly of claim 2, wherein the opening is a first slot.

4. The mirror assembly of claim 3, the first support member has a first protrusion, wherein the first slot is configured to receive the first protrusion when the first support member is lowered onto the first hanger member.

5. The mirror assembly of claim 4, wherein the first protrusion extends downwardly from the first support member.

6. The mirror assembly of claim 5, wherein the first protrusion is in a form of a post.

7. The mirror assembly of claim 2, the single mounting structure further comprising:

(iii) a second support member, the second support member extends outwardly from one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the second support member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension; and

(iv) a second hanger member, the second hanger member extends outwardly from the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the second hanger member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension, wherein the second hanger member is removably securable to the second support member, the single mounting structure is configured to mount the mirror platform to the chassis in alignment when one of the second support member and the second hanger member is lowered onto the other of the second support member and the second hanger member, whereby the mirror platform is secured to the chassis.

8. The mirror assembly of claim 7, wherein the second hanger member has a first end, a second end, and an opening, the opening is located in-between the first end and the second end.

9. The mirror assembly of claim 8, wherein the opening is a slot.

10. The mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein the first support member has a flange section, the flange section extends upwardly and horizontally, the first hanger member has a lip portion, the lip portion extends horizontally, the lip portion is removably securable to the flange portion.

11. The mirror assembly of claim 10, wherein the lip portion has at least one opening and the flange portion has at least one protrusion, wherein the at least one opening is configured to receive the at least one protrusion when the first hanger member is lowered onto the first support member.

12. The mirror assembly of claim 7, wherein the second support member has a flange section, the flange section extends upwardly and horizontally, the second hanger member has a lip portion that extends horizontally, the lip portion is removably securable to the flange portion.

13. The mirror assembly of claim 12, wherein the lip portion has at least one opening and the flange portion has at least one protrusion, wherein the at least one opening is configured to receive the at least one protrusion when the first hanger member is lowered onto the first support member.

14. The mirror assembly of claim 2, wherein the single mounting structure is not exposed when the mirror platform is engaged with the chassis.

15. A mirrorssembly mountable to a wall, the mirror assembly comprising:

(a) a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface;

(b) a chassis engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior, the chassis is mountable to the wall;

(c) at least one electrical component disposed within the mirror assembly interior; and

(d) a single mounting structure disposed within the mirror assembly interior, comprising;

a first support member, the first support member extends outwardly from one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the first support member extends horizontally and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension; and

(ii) a first hanger member, the first hanger member extends outwardly from the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the first hanger member extends horizontally and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension, wherein (1) the first hanger member is removably securable to the first support member, and (2) the mirror platform is secured to the chassis when one of the first support member and the first hanger member is lowered onto the other of the first support member and the first hanger member.

16. The mirror assembly of claim 15, wherein the mirror platform is aligned with the chassis when one of the first support member and the first hanger member is lowered onto the other of the first support member and the first hanger member.

17. The or assembly of claim 16, wherein the first hanger member has a first opening and the first opening is a first slot.

18. The mirror assembly of claim 17, the first support member has a first protrusion, wherein the first slot is configured to receive the first protrusion when the first support member is lowered onto the first hanger member.

19. The mirror assembly of claim 18, wherein the first protrusion extends downwardly from the first support member.

20. The mirror assembly of claim 19, wherein the first protrusion is in a form of a post.

21. The mirror assembly of claim 17, the single mounting structure further comprising:

(iii) a second support member, the second support member extends outwardly from one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the second support member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension; and

(iv) a second hanger member, the second hanger member extends outwardly from the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the second hanger member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension, wherein the second hanger member is removably securable to the second support member, the single mounting structure is configured to mount the mirror platform to the chassis in alignment when one of the second support member and the second hanger member is lowered onto the other of the second support member and the second hanger member, whereby the mirror platform is secured to the chassis.

22. The mirror assembly of claim 21, wherein the second hanger member has a first end, a second end, and an opening, the opening is located in-between the first end and the second end and the opening a slot.

23. The mirror assembly of claim 16, wherein the first support member has a flange section, the flange section extends upwardly and horizontally, the first hanger member has a lip portion that extends horizontally, the lip portion is removably securable to the flange portion.

24. The mirror assembly of claim 23, wherein the lip portion has at least one opening and the flange portion has at least one protrusion, wherein the at least one opening is configured to receive the at least one protrusion when the first hanger member is lowered onto the first support member.

25. The mirror assembly of claim 21, wherein the second support member has a flange section, the flange section extends upwardly and horizontally, the second hanger member has a lip portion that extends horizontally, the lip portion is removably securable to the flange portion.

26. The mirror assembly of claim 25, wherein the lip portion has at least one opening and the flange portion has at least one protrusion, wherein the at least one opening is configured to receive the at least one protrusion when the first hanger member is lowered onto the first support member.

27. A mirror assembly mountable, to a wall, the mirror assembly comprising:

(a) a mirror platform having a front surface and a rear surface;

(b) a chassis engageable with the mirror platform to define a mirror assembly interior, the chassis is mountable to the wall;

(c) at least one electrical component disposed within the mirror assembly interior; and

(d) a single mounting structure disposed within the mirror assembly interior, comprising;

(i) a first support member, the first support member extends outwardly from one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the first support member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension;

(ii) a first hanger member, the first hanger member extends outwardly from the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the first hanger member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension,

(iii) a second support member, the second support member extends outwardly from one of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the second support member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension; and

(iv) a second hanger member, the second hanger member extends outwardly from the other of the rear surface of the mirror platform and the chassis, the second hanger member extends within the mirror assembly interior and has a horizontal dimension that is greater than an outward dimension, wherein the first hanger member is removably securable to the first support member and the second hanger member is removably securable to the second support member, the single mounting structure is configured to mount the mirror platform to the chassis when one of the first support member and the first hanger member is lowered onto the other of the first support member and the first hanger member and one of the second support member and the second hanger member is lowered onto the other of the second support member and the second hanger member, whereby the mirror platform is secured to the chassis.

28. The mirror assembly of claim 27, wherein the mirror platform is aligned with the chassis when one of the first support member and the first hanger member is lowered onto the other of the first support member and the first hanger member.

29. The mirror assembly of claim 27, wherein the first support member has a flange section, the flange section extends upwardly and horizontally, the first hanger member has a lip portion that extends horizontally, the lip portion is removably securable to the flange portion.

30. The mirror assembly of claim 29, wherein the lip portion has at least one opening and the flange portion has at least one protrusion, wherein the at least one opening is configured to receive the at least one protrusion when the first hanger member is lowered onto the first support member.