Adjustable support for vehicle side view mirror

In a side mounted rear view mirror assembly for vehicles including a mirror and mirror support neck member wherein the mirror support neck member has a vertical mounting leg, and further including generally horizontally disposed support bar means, the improvement comprising:

• a) a mirror support block means slidably mounted on said support bar means and having a first section through which said support bar means extends, and having a second section positioned rearwardly of said first section and depending downwardly, said first section having an enclosed horizontal first cavity extending completely therethrough for receiving and sliding upon said support bar means, and said second section having an elongated vertically-oriented neck support second cavity extending downwardly and terminating therein for receiving and supporting the vertical mounting leg of said mirror support neck member, said neck support cavity being aligned generally perpendicularly to said first cavity and spaced rearwardly of said first cavity whereby insertion of the vertical mounting leg of the mirror support neck member will locate said vertical mounting leg rearwardly of said support bar means whereby said mirror will be positioned at a desired elevation;
• whereby an original equipment mirror and mirror support neck member might be utilized without modification and so mounted for movement as to be capable of in and out movement relative to a vehicle side mounting assembly;
• b) adjustment lock means in said block first section for releasably securing said block means to said support bar means at a desired position thereon;
• and second lock means in said block second section adapted to hold and secure said support neck member in said neck support cavity;
• said adjustment lock means comprising a threaded screw member with finger gripping means thereon for quickly tightening and releasing said screw member with respect to said support bar means;
• said adjustment lock means being located underneath said block first section and in line with and forwardly of said neck support cavity in said block second section;
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• said block means being made of a casting with said first and second sections being integral, and with said second section positioned rearwardly of said first section and depending therefrom, said first section being thicker and wider at its rearward edge that at its forward edge, and said second section being wider at its upper end than at its lower end, whereby the casting is reinforced at the juncture of said first section with said second section.