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Distance indicating mirror

  • US 5,418,610 A
  • Filed: 06/08/1994
  • Issued: 05/23/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A distance indicating mirror device for attachment to a vehicle to indicate a safe distance for a passing vehicle to pull into the lane of a just passed vehicle, the device comprising:

  • a convex mirror having a transparent panel member having a front side and a back side and an image reflecting layer in intimate face to face contact with one side of the transparent panel member for reflecting an image of a passed vehicle;

    the image reflecting layer having at least one indicia shaped opening therethrough; and

    a reflective indicia layer of contrasting visibility to the image reflecting layer positioned on the transparent panel member of the mirror in registry with the indicia shaped opening so as to be visible, as indicia, therethrough;

    said indicia being positioned in such a location that an image of a passed vehicle appears at a predetermined position on the mirror with respect to the indicia when the passing vehicle is at a safe distance for pulling into the lane of the passed vehicle;

    said indicia being visible under both daylight conditions and reduced light conditions when exposed to the headlights of the just passed vehicle.

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