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US 4,577,929 AGranted
Anti-glare device for side mounted rear vision mirrors
OwnerRichard H. Guilleninventor
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Abstract
A rear vision mirror, anti-glare and rain deflecting device for side mounted rear vision mirrors. The device has a transparent shield which is tinted and which is movable into the line of sight between the driver, the mirror and subsequently to an object being reflected. The shield is held at an angle of between ten and eighty degrees with respect to the mirror and functions not only as an anti-glare device but also as a deflector for rain, snow and the like.
Claims8
A rear vision mirror anti-glare and rain deflecting device combination affixable to the exterior of a motor vehicle, said device comprising:
- a mirror mounting bracket affixed to the exterior of a motor vehicle;
- mirror means affixed to said mirror mounting bracket by an upper arm affixed to the bracket and to the top of the mirror means and a lower arm affixed to the bracket and to the bottom of the mirror means, said mirror means being mounted about vertically on said mounting bracket between said upper arm and said lower arm;
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- transparent shield means affixed to said upper arm at a small distance above the top edge of the mirror means and affixed at an angle of between 10 and 80 degrees with respect to said mirror means, said transparent shield means having a length which is less than the length of said mirror means.
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