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US 2004/0169942 A1Published application
Vehicular side mirror having enhanced field of view
OwnerJohnny G. Smithinventor
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Abstract
A vehicular side mirror providing enhanced field of view to a driver. The side mirror includes a first section located adjacent the side of the vehicle. The first section has a substantially planar surface area. Adjacent the first section is a second section. The second section includes a curved surface area providing an enhanced field of view enabling a viewer to view to aft of the vehicle to approximately a 80 degree angular offset from aft of the vehicle.
Claims11
A side mirror mounted to a side portion of a vehicle, the side mirror comprising:
- a first section mounted adjacent the side portion of the vehicle and having a substantially planar surface area, the planar surface area providing a rearward field of view aft of the vehicle;
- and
- a second section adjacent to said first section, said second section having a forwardly curved surface area providing a field of view aft and to the side of the vehicle;
- whereby said first and second sections provide an enhanced field of view ranging from aft of the vehicle to at least a 45 degree angular offset from aft of the vehicle.
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A side mirror mounted to a side portion of a vehicle, the side mirror comprising:
- a first section mounted adjacent the side portion of the vehicle and having a substantially planar surface area, the planar surface area providing a rearward field of view aft of the vehicle;
- and
- a second section adjacent to said first section, said second section having a forwardly curved surface area providing a field of view aft and to the side of the vehicle;
- said first section is affixed adjacent to said second section at a bifurcation point, said first and second sections forming a continuous surface having a length and comprising the planar surface area and the curved surface area;
- the bifurcation point being located at a distance outward from an edge of the first section adjacent the side of the vehicle between two thirds and three fourths of the length of the continuous surface.
- whereby said first and second sections provide an enhanced field of view ranging from aft of the vehicle to at least a 45 degree angular offset from aft of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.