Optical: systems and elements – Mirror – Retractable vehicle mirror
Patent
1990-07-20
1992-01-14
Arnold, Bruce Y.
Optical: systems and elements
Mirror
Retractable vehicle mirror
359872, 248478, 248486, G02B 508, B60R 106
Patent
active
050815466
ABSTRACT:
An exterior rear view mirror for a motor vehicle has a housing containing a reflective member and being adapted to be secured to a bracket, mounted on the vehicle body, by first and second arms. Each arm is pivotally connected to the bracket for relative angular movement about a pivot axis. In order to hold the housing at a predetermined orientation relative to the bracket means, a first pair of detent formations on the second support element diametrically spaced on opposite sides of the pivot axis is adapted to engage with a first pair of complementary formations on one face of a washer located between the second support element and the bracket means, and a second pair of detent formations on the opposite face of the washer diametrically spaced apart from one another relative to the pivot axis and orientated at 90.degree. to the first pair of complementary formations, the second pair of detent formations, is adapted to engage with a second pair of complementary formations on the bracket.
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Arnold Bruce Y.
Britax (Wingard) Limited
Shafer R. D.
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