Escape device for an inner mirror

Details Escape device for an inner mirror Escape device for an inner mirror

1998-07-13

1999-10-12

Shafer, Ricky D.

Optical: systems and elements

Mirror

Retractable vehicle mirror

359872, 248478, 248479, 248549, 248900, G02B 7182, B60R 104

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059662557

ABSTRACT:
An escape device for an inner mirror includes a stay base mounted on a ceiling of a cabin of a vehicle a stay suspended from and supported by the stay base and connected to the stay base pivotably about an axis extending horizontally in the direction of width of the vehicle, the stay having a mirror body attached to a lower portion thereof, and a stop mechanism provided between the stay base and the stay for stopping the pivotal movement of the stay about the axis relative to the stay base and thereby holding the stay in a suspended state in a normal mode of use and, when an external force exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the stay in the forward direction of the vehicle, disengaging the stay by the external force to allow the pivotal movement of the stay about the axis.

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