Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Husar, Stephen (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Automobile
C362S140000, C362S141000, C362S135000, C362S503000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06877888
ABSTRACT:
An interior rearview mirror assembly for vehicles incorporates a reflective mirror element for viewing by a user of the mirror assembly, a lip formed from moldable polymeric resin selected to expand sufficiently when heated to allow snap in insertion of the reflective mirror element while the lip is warm and flexable, a carrier located to the rear of the reflective element such that the carrier is closer to a windshield of the vehicle than the mirror element when the mirror element is mounted in the vehicle, at least one electrical accessory, and an electrical connector adapted to receive a connector from the vehicle electrical system with the electrical accessory connected to the electrical connector. Preferably, the electrical accessory is supported by the carrier and is selected from a variety of electrical devices, lamps, lights, sensors and the like.
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DeLine Jonathan E.
Lynam Niall R.
Veldman Roger L.
Cranson James W
Donnelly Corporation
Husar Stephen
Van Dyke Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP
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