Reversible flag type rear view mirror
AssigneeParker-Hannifin Corporation
InventorBernard C. Sharp
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Abstract
A rear view mirror of the "flag" type which is assembleable for use on either the left side or the right side of a vehicle and disposes the mirror relatively close to the driver comprises a mirror head formed by a reversible housing member recessed at one end thereof behind the mirror frame and a U-shaped saddle member fitting in the end recess, with means fixed to the lower leg of the saddle member for joining the head pivotably with a mounting bracket by which the head can be disposed upright when the bracket is attached to a vehicle body surface having any of a variety of slopes relative to the horizontal.
Claims10
A rear view mirror head comprising a housing member of elongate generally polygonal shape, said member forming a frame for a mirror plate and being provided with a recess extending about and behind one end of said frame, and a substantially U-shaped saddle member fitting in said recess, said saddle member having means fixed thereto for joining said head pivotably with a mirror mounting bracket to be attached to a side of a vehicle body, said housing member and said saddle member respectively having connecting portions which confront in said recess and are joinable for fixing said members together with said housing member facing to either side of said saddle member so that the mirror head is assembleable for use on either the left side or the right side of a vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.