Rear view mirror for automotive vehicle
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1. An interior rear view mirror for an automotive vehicle having a front end and a rear end, comprising:
- a mounting base adapted to be secured to the vehicle;
a mounting arm extending rearwardly from the mounting base and terminating in a substantially spherical head;
a mirror housing having a backing plate with a left hand side portion and a right hand side portion, said right hand side portion of the backing plate extending forwardly towards said mounting base at a predetermined angle relative to the left hand side portion to increase the view angle to the right side of the vehicle;
said mirror housing including an internal divider extending rearwardly from said backing plate to define a first recess to the rear of the left hand side portion of the backing plate and a second recess to the rear of the right hand side portion of the backing plate;
a socket fixed to the mirror housing within the first recess to receive the spherical head of the mounting arm and adjustably mount the mirror housing to the mounting arm;
a substantially flat mirror component fixedly connected to said internal divider within the first recess for unitary movement with the mirror housing;
a secondary mounting arm attached to the backing plate within the second recess, said secondary mounting arm having a spherical head extending rearwardly from the rear of the backing plate; and
a convex mirror having a socket to receive the spherical head of the secondary mounting arm and adjustably mount the convex mirror within the second recess for independent movement of the convex mirror relative to the mirror housing.
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Abstract
A rear view mirror for an automotive vehicle includes a universally mounted mirror system having a flat mirror component and a convex mirror component which are uniquely combined in several embodiments to enhance the rear view vision of an operator of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the convex mirror is pivotally positioned in overlying relationship with the flat mirror portion and adjustable laterally relative to the flat mirror portion. In another embodiment, the flat and convex mirror portions are contiguous in a horizontal direction while in a third embodiment the flat and convex mirror portions are horizontally aligned with the convex portion being universally mounted for adjustment relative to the flat mirrored portion.
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1. An interior rear view mirror for an automotive vehicle having a front end and a rear end, comprising:
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a mounting base adapted to be secured to the vehicle; a mounting arm extending rearwardly from the mounting base and terminating in a substantially spherical head; a mirror housing having a backing plate with a left hand side portion and a right hand side portion, said right hand side portion of the backing plate extending forwardly towards said mounting base at a predetermined angle relative to the left hand side portion to increase the view angle to the right side of the vehicle; said mirror housing including an internal divider extending rearwardly from said backing plate to define a first recess to the rear of the left hand side portion of the backing plate and a second recess to the rear of the right hand side portion of the backing plate; a socket fixed to the mirror housing within the first recess to receive the spherical head of the mounting arm and adjustably mount the mirror housing to the mounting arm; a substantially flat mirror component fixedly connected to said internal divider within the first recess for unitary movement with the mirror housing; a secondary mounting arm attached to the backing plate within the second recess, said secondary mounting arm having a spherical head extending rearwardly from the rear of the backing plate; and a convex mirror having a socket to receive the spherical head of the secondary mounting arm and adjustably mount the convex mirror within the second recess for independent movement of the convex mirror relative to the mirror housing.
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Current AssigneeKim, Bobby, Richard H. Kim
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Original AssigneeKim, Bobby, Richard H. Kim
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InventorsKim, Richard H., Kim, Bobby
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Primary Examiner(s)Shafer, Ricky D.
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Application NumberUS08/235,250Time in Patent Office746 DaysField of Search359/863, 359/864, 359/865, 359/866, 359/868, 359/872, 359/850, 359/854, 359/855, 359/862US Class Current359/864CPC Class CodesB60R 1/081 avoiding blind spots, e.g. ...B60R 1/082 using a single wide field m...
