Readily attachable auxiliary wide-angle outside rearview mirror
OwnerEverett R. Caseyinventor
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Abstract
An auxiliary, safety, wide-angle, convex mirror for ready and simple association with a vehicle-mounted outside rearview mirror which has a reflective glass pivotally mounted within and spaced from the peripheral lip of an outer shell, the auxiliary mirror being secured to the peripheral lip outboard of the rearview mirror.
Claims15
In combination, a vehicle-mounted outside rearview mirror having a reflective glass disposed within a mirror shell having a rearwardly directed opening defined by a peripheral lip extending generally towards the rear of the vehicle, said peripheral lip having an inner surface and an outer surface, said reflective glass being adjustably pivotally supported within the mirror shell with the edges of said reflective glass lying proximate to but spaced from the adjacent portions of the inner surface of said peripheral lip of said mirror shell, and an auxiliary, wide-angle, convexglass blind-spot mirror comprising a wide-angle convex mirror member, and support means for supporting said convex mirror member proximate to the outer surface of said peripheral lip of said rearview mirror comprising securing means securable to said peripheral lip of said rearview mirror, and means connecting said securing means to said convex mirror member.
In combination, a vehicle-mounted outside rearview mirror having a reflective glass disposed within a mirror shell having a reawardly directed opening defined by a peripheral lip extending generally towards the rear of the vehicle, said peripheral lip having an inner surface and an outer surface, said reflective glass being adjustably pivotally supported within the mirror shell with the edges of the reflective glass lying proximate to but spaced from the adjacent portions of the inner surface of the peripheral lip of the mirror shell, and an auxiliary, wide-angle, convex-glass blind-spot mirror including a wide-angle convex mirror member, a housing, mounting means for mounting said convex mirror member within said housing, and support means for supporting said housing proximate to the outer surface of said peripheral lip of the rearview mirror comprising securing means securable to said peripheral lip of the rearview mirror, and means connecting said securing means to said housing.
In combination, a vehicle-mounted outside rearview mirror having a reflective glass disposed within a mirror shell having a rearwardly directed opening defined by a peripheral lip extending generally towards the rear of the vehicle, said peripheral lip having an inner surface and an outer surface, said reflective glass being adjustably pivotally supported within the mirror shell with the edges of the reflective glass lying proximate to but spaced from the adjacent portions of the inner surface of said peripheral lip of said mirror shell, and an auxiliary, wide-angle, convexglass blind-spot mirror comprising a wide-angle convex mirror member, a housing, mounting means for mounting said convex mirror member within said housing, and support means for supporting said housing proximate to the outer surface of said peripheral lip of said rearaview mirror comprising a clamp member having a first leg insertable into the rearward opening of the mirror shell and into engagement with the inner surface of said peripheral lip of said shell, having a second leg disposable proximate the outer surface of said peripheral lip of said shell, and having a bight portion interconnecting said first and second legs, a threaded member threadedly engaging said second leg of said clamp member and having an end portion engageable with the outer surface of said peripheral lip to clamp a portion of said peripheral lip between said first leg and said end portion, and means connecting said clamp member to said housing.
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