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US 12,523,844 B2Granted
360 degree rotating mirror assembly
AssigneeRoswell Canada Inc.
InventorStephen D. Aboud
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Abstract
An apparatus (100), including: a base assembly (302) configured to be secured to a windshield assembly; a mirror assembly (200); and a pivot arm (304) secured to the base assembly by a first pivot joint (306) and secured to the mirror assembly by a second pivot joint (202). The first pivot joint is configured to enable the pivot arm to rotate 360 degrees around a first pivot axis (310).
Claims18
An apparatus, comprising:
- a base assembly configured to be secured to a windshield assembly;
- a mirror assembly;
- a pivot arm secured to the base assembly by a first pivot joint and secured to the mirror assembly by a second pivot joint;
- wherein the first pivot joint is configured to enable the pivot arm to rotate 360 degrees around a first pivot axis;
- and
- wherein the first pivot joint comprises a detent assembly configured to selectively hold the pivot arm in a plurality of clocking positions about the first pivot axis.
3 more elements
An apparatus, comprising:
- a base assembly configured to be secured to a windshield assembly;
- a mirror assembly comprising a mirror;
- and
- a pivot arm secured to the base assembly by a first pivot joint and secured to the mirror assembly by a second pivot joint;
- wherein the first pivot joint is configured to enable the pivot arm to be rotated about a first pivot axis solely by applying force to the pivot arm;
- wherein the first pivot joint is configured to:
- permit rotation of the pivot arm about the first pivot axis;
- to provide resistance to the rotation;
- and to vary a magnitude of the resistance to the rotation throughout the rotation;
- and
- wherein when the mirror assembly is secured to the windshield assembly, the mirror faces rearward regardless of a clocking position of the pivot arm around the first pivot axis.
8 more elements
An apparatus, comprising:
- a base assembly configured to be secured to a windshield assembly;
- a mirror assembly;
- a pivot arm secured to the base assembly by a first pivot joint and secured to the mirror assembly by a second pivot joint;
- wherein the first pivot joint is configured:
- to enable the pivot arm to be rotated 360 degrees about a first pivot axis via an application of an external force to the pivot arm;
- to hold the pivot arm in place upon release of the external force;
- and to be free of any manually adjusted components that must be adjusted each time to permit the pivot arm is to be rotated or to be held in place;
- and
- wherein when the mirror assembly is secured to the windshield assembly, the mirror faces rearward regardless of a clocking position of the pivot arm around the first pivot axis;
- and
- wherein the first pivot point is further configured to provide resistance to the rotation and to vary a magnitude of the resistance to the rotation throughout the rotation.
8 more elements
An apparatus, comprising:
- a base assembly configured to be secured to a windshield assembly;
- a mirror assembly;
- a pivot arm secured to the base assembly by a first pivot joint and secured to the mirror assembly by a second pivot joint;
- wherein the first pivot joint is configured to enable the pivot arm to rotate 360 degrees around a first pivot axis;
- and
- wherein the base assembly comprises a clamp assembly configured to clamp onto an edge of the windshield assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.