Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – Retractable vehicle mirror
Patent
1994-03-15
1997-04-22
Dzierzynski, Paul M.
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
Retractable vehicle mirror
359871, 359881, 359882, 248549, 248478, 248521, 248900, D8395, D12187, D12223, B60R 106
Patent
active
056233744
ABSTRACT:
A side mounted vehicular rear view mirror of the type which comprises a hollow tubular steel gooseneck support arm which can be rotated forwardly or rearwardly relative to a clamp type mount on the vehicle body to fold the mirror against the vehicle body side to prevent damage to the mirror in, for example, a vehicle carwash or other narrow passageway. The clamping structure comprises a mount having longitudinally spaced semi-cylindrical bearing seats adapted to receive a length of the gooseneck arm and a spring steel clamp having opposing complemental bearing surfaces and an arcuate detent which engages a straight sides slot formed in the gooseneck arm where it overlies the spaced apart bearing seats. The spring clamp flexes to provide a relatively high break away torque and a relatively low continued rotation torque.
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Adac Plastics Inc.
Dzierzynski Paul M.
Jr. John Juba
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