Rain hood assembly for exteriorly mounted rearview mirror
OwnerTsong C. Hwanginventor
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Abstract
A rain hood assembly is position-adjustably mounted on an exteriorly mounted rearview mirror for protecting the rearview mirror and the side window adjacent to the mirror from rain. The assembly may have a body of which the position relative to the window may be adjusted. A strip of rubber is provided and is position-adjustably fixed on the body for contacting the window. In alternate, the hood assembly may be adjusted in size so as to be mounted on rearview mirror of different size.
Claims14
A rain hood assembly for an exteriorly mounted rearview mirror of the type having a housing adjacent to a side window wherein said assembly is adjustably mounted to said mirror housing, said assembly comprising:
- a body having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape with rounded corners and comprising a top surface provided with a pair of transverse slots and a longitudinal slot, a bottom surface provided with a pair of longitudinal slots and a transparent side wall;
- means for adjustably mounting said body to said mirror housing in a manner that said mirror housing is sandwiched between said top surface and said bottom surface of said body;
- a strip of rubber for contacting said window along the edge of the rubber;
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- means for adjustably securing said rubber strip to said top surface of said body, whereby the mirror and the window adjacent to the mirror and below the hood assembly are protected from rain.
A rain hood assembly for an exteriorly mounted rearview mirror of the type having a mirror housing defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, said mirror housing disposed adjacent to a side window, said hood assembly having a body dimensioned to accommodate said housing wherein said body comprises a top surface extending rearwardly and slanting upwards across said top edge of said housing, and a strip of rubber is position-adjustably attached to said top surface along an edge adjacent to said side window for uniformly contacting said side window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.