Supports – With component frangible or deformable on impact or overload – Support for mirror- or picture-type article
Patent
1996-11-01
1999-08-03
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
With component frangible or deformable on impact or overload
Support for mirror- or picture-type article
248900, F16M 1300
Patent
active
059314400
ABSTRACT:
A regulated attachment for mounting a rearview mirror to a button having a surface thereon secured to a surface of a vehicle windshield. The button has lateral side surfaces facing away from each other and toward the windshield to define a groove therewith. The bracket includes a body member having a rearview mirror supporting structure thereon and a mounting for a spring clip. The spring clip includes side walls for gripping and securing the body member to the button. The spring clip further includes an elongated base portion and longitudinally extending and laterally spaced resilient side flanges projecting from the base portion and away from the body member. Each of the side flanges extend parallel to a respective side surface and define a tongue adapted to be slidably received in a corresponding one of the grooves in a tongue and groove fashion. The mounting structure for facilitating a connection of the spring clip to the bracket includes structure for loosely retaining the spring clip on the bracket so that the side flanges thereof are free to seek a parallel aligned orientation and full engagement with the side surfaces of the button in response to the body member moving relative to the button in an assembly direction to apposition overlying the button. A manually activated tightening device is provided for forcible drawing the spring clip a regulated distance toward the body member to cause the side flanges to each be forcibly urged into tight engagement with the side surfaces of the button while maintaining the tongue and groove relationship therebetween as well as providing securement of the body member to the button.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4254931 (1981-03-01), Aikens et al.
patent: 4936533 (1990-06-01), Adams et al.
patent: 5377948 (1995-01-01), Suman et al.
Baxter Gwendolyn
Gentex Corporation
Ramirez Ramon O.
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