Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – Retractable vehicle mirror
Patent
1996-05-01
1999-03-30
Shafer, Ricky D.
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
Retractable vehicle mirror
359872, 359877, 359512, 248479, 248480, G02B 7182, B60R 106
Patent
active
058896244
ABSTRACT:
A plug-in side mirror assembly removably attachable to a side portion of a vehicle. The mirror assembly includes a mirror housing connected to a top end of a support arm and a male mounting attachment connected to the bottom end of the support arm. A mounting structure in a side portion of a vehicle has a female receiving socket therein. The male mounting attachment is shaped and sized to removably plug into the receiving socket such that the support arm and the mirror housing are supported at a predetermined position adjacent to the side portion of the vehicle. A heater and positioning motor are coupled to the mirror housing, and electrical wires extend from the heater and motor, through the support arm, and terminate at electrical blade connectors adjacent to the male mounting attachment. The mounting structure has electrical connectors coupled to the vehicle's electrical system and positioned within the female receiving socket to removably receive the blade connectors and operatively connect the heater and motor to the vehicle electric system when the male mounting attachment is plugged into the female receiving socket.
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Paccar Inc
Shafer Ricky D.
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