Rearview mirror support incorporating vehicle information display

A unitary, interior rearview mirror support and information display assembly for vehicles comprising:

• a rigid mirror stay, a mount for mounting said stay within a vehicle and a mirror support for adjustably supporting a rearview mirror in position for viewing by at least the driver of the vehicle, said mirror support located at a first position on said mirror stay in a position behind and to the rear of the rearview mirror when supported on said mirror support, said mirror stay extending around the position of a rearview mirror when mounted on said mirror support to a second position adjacent the rearview mirror when supported thereon;
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• an information display incorporated within said mirror stay for displaying information visible to an occupant of the vehicle in which said assembly is mounted, said display positioned at said second position on said mirror stay such that said information display is positioned at a location adjacent to the viewing position of the rearview mirror when the rearview mirror is supported on said mirror support, said information display being visible by the vehicle occupant when the rearview mirror is supported on the mirror support.

A unitary, interior rearview mirror support and information display assembly for vehicles comprising:

• a rigid mirror stay having a breakaway coupling for releasably mounting said stay within the interior of a vehicle, said coupling allowing said mirror stay to separate from a mounting member on the vehicle when impacted, and an adjustable mirror support on said stay for adjustably supporting a rearview mirror in viewing position for viewing by at least the driver of the vehicle;
• said assembly further including a housing on said mirror stay, and an information display incorporated in said housing on said mirror stay for displaying information visible to an occupant within the vehicle in which said assembly is mounted;
• said assembly having portions concealed from view by the vehicle occupant by the rearview mirror when supported on said mirror support, said housing projecting from behind the rearview mirror such that said information display is positioned at a location adjacent to the viewing position of the rearview mirror when the rearview mirror is supported thereon such that information display is viewable by the vehicle occupant.

The assembly of clam 65 wherein said coupling includes a plurality of resilient retaining flanges on said mirror stay to releasably secure said assembly to the button, said retaining flanges being formed from resilient material and located at positions spaced from one another on said mirror stay for engaging the windshield mounted button to releasably hold the button therebetween and against said mirror stay yet resiliently flex to release the button when the rearview mirror is impacted.