Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – Retractable vehicle mirror
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Consilvio, Mark (Department: 2872)
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
Retractable vehicle mirror
C359S844000, C248S478000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07959309
ABSTRACT:
A mirror assembly for trucks, vans and the like, for providing front or rear viewing as the vehicle is moving forward or is backing up, for example, into a truck loading dock area. The mirror assembly comprises a mirror unit that is connected by a mirror arm to a support structure, e.g., a flange or bracket, that is fixed to the vehicle. The support structure projects minimally sideways of the vehicle and pivotably supports the mirror arm in a manner whereby the mirror unit and its arm can swing about a pivot axis, enabling the mirror and its arm to lie alongside a side wall of the vehicle or tightly against the rear of the vehicle. A return or rebound mechanism returns the mirror unit to its normal operational position automatically, once contact with an obstruction that has pivoted the mirror unit from its normal position, has been removed.
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Consilvio Mark
Rosco Inc.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
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