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US 2006/0187669 A1Published application
Light shield for a vehicle mirror
AssigneeRosco, Inc.
InventorBenjamin Englander
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Abstract
A vehicle mirror system includes a mirror unit which is held in space and supported above the front fender of the vehicle by support arms, the distal end of which is connected to the vehicle fender by suitable bracketry. The mounting bracketry is also utilized to affix and hold in place a visor which has a portion that extends generally between the headlight of the vehicle and the mirror unit to prevent at least a substantial portion of stray light from the headlight from reaching the mirror unit.
Claims8
A mirror system for a vehicle, the mirror system comprising:
- a mirror unit supported above a front fender of the vehicle;
- mirror mounting bracketry attached to the vehicle and at least one support arm extending from the mounting bracketry to the mirror unit to support it spaced in relation to the front fender;
- and
- a visor which is provided separately of the mounting bracketry and which is supported by the mounting bracketry in a manner whereby the visor is located in a position between a headlight of the vehicle and at least a portion of the mirror unit, in a manner which blocks at least a portion of the light from the headlight from striking the mirror unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.