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US 6,293,679 B1Granted
Extended field of view mirror
OwnerWilliam P. Schmidt, Franklin D. Hutchinsoninventors
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Abstract
A vehicle or other type mirror having a convex reflective surface is surrounded by an opaque or non-reflective band. The opaque band extends from the reflective surface to a mounting flange. The mounting flange is adapted to seat on a mounting frame. A gasket secures the mounting frame and the mounting flange together. The mirror is mounted to a vehicle by suitable mounting members. The mirror permits the entire reflective surface to be available for viewing without interference from the gasket or mounting frame.
Claims7
An extended field-of-view mirror, the mirror comprising:
- (a) a convex reflective surface having a viewing area and a continuous perimetral edge surrounding the viewing area;
- (b) an opaque band integrally formed with the reflective surface and depending from the perimetral edge substantially normal to the plane the opaque band substantially surrounding the entire reflective surface;
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- (c) a mounting flange integrally formed with and disposed substantially normal to the opaque band and extending outwardly therefrom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.