Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – With support
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-31
2001-04-10
Sikder, Mohammad (Department: 2872)
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
With support
C359S872000, C359S873000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06213611
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to rear view mirrors and more particularly pertains to a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus for viewing around objects being towed.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of rear view mirrors is known in the prior art. More specifically, rear view mirrors heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,247,173; 4,907,871; 4,911,545; 4,921,337; 4,363,534; and U.S. Des. Pat. No. 276,992.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus. The inventive device includes a mirror assembly and a mounting arm assembly. The mirror assembly has a mirror housing. The mirror housing has a front side and a back side. The front side has an opening therein to permit viewing into an interior of the mirror housing. The mirror housing has a peripheral wall integrally coupled to and extending between the front and back sides. A mirror for viewing objects rearward of the automobile is mounted in the housing and is located generally adjacent to the opening. The mounting arm assembly for mounting the mirror housing to the automobile comprises an elongate member and a sleeve. The elongate member has a peripheral wall extending between a first and a second end. The first end is mounted to the automobile. A sleeve receives the second end of the elongate member. The sleeve is fixedly mounted to the back side of the mirror housing. The elongate member is slidably insertable in the sleeve.
In these respects, the adjustable rear view mirror apparatus according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of viewing around objects being towed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of rear view mirrors now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus construction wherein the same can be utilized for viewing around objects being towed.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the rear view mirrors mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art rear view mirrors, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a mirror assembly and a mounting arm assembly. The mirror assembly has a mirror housing. The mirror housing has a front side and a back side. The front side has an opening therein to permit viewing into an interior of the mirror housing. The mirror housing has a peripheral wall integrally coupled to and extending between the front and back sides. A mirror for viewing objects rearward of the automobile is mounted in the housing and is located generally adjacent to the opening. The mounting arm assembly for mounting the mirror housing to the automobile comprises an elongate member and a sleeve. The elongate member has a peripheral wall extending between a first and a second end. The first end is mounted to the automobile. A sleeve receives the second end of the elongate member. The sleeve is fixedly mounted to the back side of the mirror housing. The elongate member is slidably insertable in the sleeve.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the rear view mirrors mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art rear view mirrors, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such adjustable rear view mirror apparatus economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus for viewing around objects being towed.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new adjustable rear view mirror apparatus which includes a mirror assembly and a mounting arm assembly. The mirror assembly has a mirror housing. The mirror housing has a front side and a back side. The front side has an opening therein to permit viewing into an interior of the mirror housing. The mirror housing has a peripheral wall integrally coupled to and extending between the front and back sides. A mirror for viewing objects rearward of the automobile is mounted in the housing and is located generally adjacent to the opening. The mo
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