Portable mirror device for rear view observation in a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. Portable mirror device for rear view observation in a motor vehicle or the like comprising:
- (a) a spring clip having a pair of clip members connected by a spring member, said spring member biasing said clip members toward a position wherein first, holding ends of the clip members engage each other;
(b) suction cup means fastened to a second end of one of said clip members;
(c) an adjustment arm swivally connected at one end to a second end of the other of said clip members; and
(d) mirror means connected to an opposite end of said adjustment arm from the spring clip by a ball-and-socket type joint.
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Abstract
A portable mirror device for rear view observation in a motor vehicle or the like has a mirror device connected to an end of an adjustment arm by a ball-and-socket type joint, while an opposite end of the adjustment arm is swivally connected to a mounting arrangement comprised of a spring clip, having a pair of clip members connected by a spring member, the spring member biasing the clip members towards a position wherein holding ends of the clip members engage each other. A suction cup device that is fastened to a second end of one of the clip members. The provision of two different types of mounting mechanisms and pivot arrangements at opposite ends of the adjustment arm produce a very versatile portable mirror device that can be mounted to any of a large number of different elements and utilized in a large number of different orientations. The device is also constructed so as to minimize problems resulting from vehicle vibrations, road shocks and the like.
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1. Portable mirror device for rear view observation in a motor vehicle or the like comprising:
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(a) a spring clip having a pair of clip members connected by a spring member, said spring member biasing said clip members toward a position wherein first, holding ends of the clip members engage each other; (b) suction cup means fastened to a second end of one of said clip members; (c) an adjustment arm swivally connected at one end to a second end of the other of said clip members; and (d) mirror means connected to an opposite end of said adjustment arm from the spring clip by a ball-and-socket type joint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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