Retractable rearview mirror including a rebounding mechanism

Details Retractable rearview mirror including a rebounding mechanism Retractable rearview mirror including a rebounding mechanism

2005-03-11

2008-11-25

Amari, Alessandro (Department: 2872)

Optical: systems and elements

Mirror

Retractable vehicle mirror

C359S844000, C248S478000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07455413

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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