Mirror wiper assembly with manually operated remote control

A wiper assembly for a rear view mirror, said assembly comprising:

• a frame independently mountable on a rear view mirror;
• a wiper arm mechanism having a first arm and a second arm arranged in parallel and operable between a rest position and a stop position, each of said first and second arms having a free end and a first end, said first ends being pivotably secured to said frame;
• at least one wiper blade;
• a connecting link connected to said first arm and second arm free ends, said wiper blade being coupled to said connecting link at a point located generally intermediate the ends of the blade;
• a return spring connected between said frame and said wiper arm mechanism to bias said mechanism to said rest position;
• a manually operated remote control means for actuating said wiper arm mechanism from said rest position to said stop position, said control means having a manually operable actuator, a first end connected to said wiper arm mechanism and a second end connected to said manually operable actuator;
• and,
• pivot means for pivoting said arm mechanism and a pair of stops for said mechanism wherein said frame is an L-shaped bracket with a centrally positioned slot for mounting on a rear view mirror frame, and said stops and said pivot means are mounted on said bracket.