Elliptical mirror for vehicular use

A mirror comprising:

• a transparent body having a convex side, a concave side opposite said convex side and a continuous peripheral edge formed between said convex and said concave sides, said continuous peripheral edge forming a diametrical plane, said convex side at said peripheral edge having an outer diameter D, said convex side further having an apex, said apex extending perpendicularly a predetermined distance H from said diametrical plane, said outer diameter D and said predetermined distance H having a relationship of D/H in the range of 2.5 to 3.0;
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• a light reflecting coating on said concave side of said transparent body to reflect light from said convex surface.

A mirror for use on a motor vehicle, said convex mirror comprising:

• a convex reflector surface having a continuous radially extending flange and a convex side extending from a continuous radially extending flange, said continuous radially extending edge defining a plane, said convex side defining an outer diameter D at said continuous radially extending flange, said convex side having an apex, said apex extending perpendicularly a predetermined distance H from said plane, said outer diameter D and said predetermined distance H having a relationship of D/H in the range of 2.5 to 3.0;
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• means for mounting said convex reflector surface to said motor vehicle.

A pedestrian mirror for use on a motor vehicle, said pedestrian mirror comprising:

• an elliptical reflecting surface having a continuous radially extending flange and a convex side extending from said continuous radially extending flange, said convex side at said radially extending flange defining an outer diameter D, said convex side having an apex, said apex extending perpendicularly from said diametrical plane a predetermined distance H, said outer diameter D and said predetermined distance H having a relationship of D/H in the range of 2.5 to 3.0;
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• means for mounting said elliptical reflecting surface to said motor vehicle such that the vehicle operator views as image reflected from said elliptical reflecting surface objects in front of said motor vehicle.

A mirror comprising:

• a reflecting surface having a continuous peripheral edge and a convex side extending from said continuous peripheral edge, said continuous peripheral edge defining a plane, said convex side having an axis perpendicular to said plane, said convex side further being generated by rotating a curved line segement defined by a seventh order, sixth degree equation, said seventh order, sixth degree equation having a plurality of magnitudes Y on said axis and a plurality of magnitudes X on said plane, said plurality of magnitudes Y and said plurality of magnitudes X defining a set of coordinates describing said curved line segment, said seventh order, sixth degree equation defined by
• Y=3.72+0.6989X-0.33349X.sup.2 +0.31664X.sup.3 -0.20723X.sup.4 +0.060985X.sup.5 -0.0067937X.sup.6.

A mirror comprising:

• a reflector surface having a continuous peripheral edge and a convex side extending from said continuous peripheral edge, said continuous periheral edge defining a plane, said convex side having an axis perpendicular to said plane, said convex side further being generated by rotating a faired curved line segment about said axis, said faired curved line segment defined by a first circular segment and a second circular segment, said first circular segment having a first series of coodinates Y on said axis and a first series of coordinates X on said plane, said second circular segment having a series of coordinates Y on said axis and a second series of coordinates X on said plane, said faired curved line segment formed by the fared intersection of said first and second circular segments in the first quadrant of said X and Y coordinate system, said first circular segment further defined by a first center at X=0.4 inches and Y=0 inches and a first radius from said first center of 3.63 inches, said second circular segment further defined by a second center at X=0 inches and Y=0.8 inches with a second radius from said second center of 4.52 inches, said faired curved line segment tuincated at Y=0.72 inches.