Vehicle mirror assembly
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1. A vehicle mirror assembly comprising:
- a mirror retention plate having two parallel free edges;
a mirror;
a mirror plate having a first surface to which the mirror is attached and a second surface, the second surface being opposite said first surface, the mirror plate having an engaged position and a disengaged position with respect to the mirror retention plate, the second surface having an attachment mechanism for releasably coupling the mirror plate to the mirror retention plate, the attachment mechanism comprising;
projections extending from the second surface for engaging one of said free edges of the retention plate, wherein with the mirror plate in the engaged position, the one of said free edges of the mirror plate engages the projections;
a locking mechanism for engaging the other of said free edges of the retention plate, the locking mechanism being alterable between an attach position and a locked position, wherein in the attach position the mirror plate is moveable between the unengaged position to the engaged position, and in the locked position the locking mechanism engages the other of said free edges of the retention plate and retains the mirror plate in the engaged position; and
a release mechanism which actuates the locking mechanism from the locked position to the attach position.
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Abstract
A vehicle mirror assembly has a mirror retention plate having two parallel free edges and a replaceable mirror plate having a first surface to which the mirror is attached and a second surface opposite said first surface. The second surface has two parallel edges which includes projections on one of said edges able to retain one of said edges of the retention plate. On the second edge of said second surface of the mirror plate is a releasable locking mechanisms engageable with the other of said free edges of the retention plate. This allows the mirror plate to be simply snapped into position and released by triggering the release mechanism.
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1. A vehicle mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror retention plate having two parallel free edges; a mirror; a mirror plate having a first surface to which the mirror is attached and a second surface, the second surface being opposite said first surface, the mirror plate having an engaged position and a disengaged position with respect to the mirror retention plate, the second surface having an attachment mechanism for releasably coupling the mirror plate to the mirror retention plate, the attachment mechanism comprising; projections extending from the second surface for engaging one of said free edges of the retention plate, wherein with the mirror plate in the engaged position, the one of said free edges of the mirror plate engages the projections; a locking mechanism for engaging the other of said free edges of the retention plate, the locking mechanism being alterable between an attach position and a locked position, wherein in the attach position the mirror plate is moveable between the unengaged position to the engaged position, and in the locked position the locking mechanism engages the other of said free edges of the retention plate and retains the mirror plate in the engaged position; and a release mechanism which actuates the locking mechanism from the locked position to the attach position. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 8, 9)
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2. A mirror plate for use in a vehicle mirror assembly including a mirror retention plate having two parallel free edges, said mirror plate having an engaged position and a disengaged position with respect to the mirror retention plate and comprising:
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a first surface to which a mirror is attached; and a second surface opposite said first surface and having an attachment mechanism for releasably coupling the mirror plate to the mirror retention plate, the attachment mechanism comprising; projections extending from the second surface for engaging one of said free edges of the retention plate, wherein with the mirror plate in the engaged position, the one of said free edges of the mirror plate engages the projections; a locking mechanism for engaging the other of said free edges of the retention plate, the locking mechanism being alterable between an attach position and a locked position, wherein in the attach position mirror plate is moveable between the unengaged position to the engaged position, and in the locked position the locking mechanism engages the other of said free edges of the retention plate and retains the mirror plate in the engaged position; and a release mechanism which actuates the locking mechanism from the locked position to the attach position. - View Dependent Claims (3, 6, 7, 10)
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