Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – With support
Patent
1995-05-30
1996-08-27
Callahan, Timothy P.
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
With support
359881, 248476, D12187, G02B 7182, B60R 106
Patent
active
055506810
ABSTRACT:
A mirror support structure for mounting at the rear of a vehicle to support a mirror for convenient viewing of a trailer hitch element positioned at the rear of the vehicle while the observer is seated in the vehicle driver's seat. The mirror support structure includes a mounting member adapted to engage with and be supported by a surface at the rear of the vehicle, and a support arm that is slidably carried by the mounting member and that is positioned at an acute angle relative to the vehicle surface. A mounting arrangement is provided for securing a convex mirror to the support arm. The mirror support structure can include a mounting member for mounting on the upper portion of a tailgate of a pickup truck, or it can include a suction cup for mounting either on the surface of the trunk lid of a passenger car or on the surface of a rear window of a van or panel truck to permit laterally offset positioning of the mirror support structure to enable convenient viewing from the driver's seat of the trailer hitch area at the rear of the vehicle to permit backing of the vehicle to the trailer or vehicle to be towed, and also to permit connection thereto without requiring an additional person.
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Callahan Timothy P.
Kim Jung Ho
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