Rear view mirror

A rear view mirror assembly, comprising:

• a planar mirror means of predetermined dimensions, a convex mirror means disposed in angular orientation relative to said planar mirror means so that one end of said convex mirror means is substantially co-planar with the plane of said planar mirror means, said end disposed remotely from a driver of a vehicle and so that said convex mirror means diverges outwardly from the plane of the planar mirror means as said convex mirror means extends to a position proximate to the driver of the vehicle, said planar mirror means and said convex mirror means disposed adjacent one another so that the driver of the vehcile can observe both mirrors substantially simultaneously, a covex mirror housing means for retaining said convex mirror means in said angular disposition, said convex mirror housing means comprising a generally rectangular housing means having opposed tapered side walls and a pair of opposed end walls orthogonally disposed relative to said side walls for interconnecting the opposed ends of said tapered side walls;
• the amount of taper of said side walls defining the specific angular orientation of said convex mirror means relative to the plane of said planar mirror means, said convex mirror housing means further comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced inwardly directed for supporting the peripheral edges of said convex mirror means, said convex mirror housing further comprises a pair of opposed outwardly projecting tab means disposed adjacent the lowermost portion of said end walls to secure said convex mirror housing assembly in said rear view mirror assembly, and further comprising a housing means for retaining said planar mirror means and said convex mirror housing, said housing means collectively defined by a pair of co-planar transversely spaced apart channel defining members, so that said channel defining members slidingly receive said planar mirror means and said convex mirror means by slidingly receiving the opposed longitudinal edges of the planar mirror means and by slidingly receiving said tab means associated with the convex mirror means housing, and by a pair of opposed end plates for interconnecting said channel defining members, and means for imparting compressive forces to said collective assembly of channel defining members and end plates to retain the same in their assembled configuration