Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – With support
Reexamination Certificate
2001-04-27
2001-10-16
Sikder, Mohammad (Department: 2872)
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
With support
C359S838000, C359S880000, C359S881000, C359S882000, C359S871000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06302550
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles and more particularly pertains to allowing a driver to see other vehicles and obstructions when backing out of a parking spot.
The use of vehicle mirror devices is known in the prior art. More specifically, vehicle mirror devices heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of aiding the vision of drivers are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art that have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,079,837 to Singleton discloses a rear mountable mirror attachable to a vehicle, for assisting in hitching a trailer. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,489,080 to Allen and 4,664,489 to Karns disclose an auxiliary mirror devices for use with vehicles.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles for allowing a driver to see other vehicles and obstructions when backing out of a parking spot.
In this respect, the rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing a driver to see other vehicles and obstructions when backing out of a parking spot.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles that can be used for allowing a driver to see other vehicles and obstructions when backing out of a parking spot. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of vehicle mirror devices now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles that has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a base member coupled with respect to a rear of a motor vehicle. The base member includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate and the second plate each have opposed upper and lower edges and opposed inner and outer edges. The first plate is fixedly secured to the rear of the motor vehicle. The inner edges of the first and second plate are joined by a hinge whereby the second plate is foldable between a first position essentially in a coplanar relationship with the first plate and a second position essentially perpendicular to the first plate. A telescoping rod is secured to the base member. The telescoping rod includes a lower portion and an upper portion. The lower portion has an open upper end for slidably and rotatably receiving the upper portion therein. The lower portion has a lower end fixedly secured to the second plate of the base member. A convex mirror is secured to an upper end of the upper portion.
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, of course, 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.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles that has all the advantages of the prior art vehicle mirror devices and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles that may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles that is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles that 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 a rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles for allowing a driver to see other vehicles and obstructions when backing out of a parking spot.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rear mounted mirror assembly for motor vehicles including a base member coupled with respect to a rear of a motor vehicle. The base member includes a first plate and a second plate. The first plate and the second plate each have opposed upper and lower edges and opposed inner and outer edges. The first plate is fixedly secured to the rear of the motor vehicle. The inner edges of the first and second plate are joined by a hinge whereby the second plate is foldable between a first position essentially in a coplanar relationship with the first plate and a second position essentially perpendicular to the first plate. A telescoping rod is secured to the base member. A convex mirror is secured to an upper end of the telescoping rod.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
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Goldstein Law Offices P.C
Sikder Mohammad
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