Supports – Mirror or picture type – Bracket
Patent
1989-03-06
1989-11-07
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Mirror or picture type
Bracket
248302, 116 22A, G08B 1500
Patent
active
048786438
ABSTRACT:
Wide angle mirrors for mounting on Purple Martin birdhouses, which mirrors are characterized in a first preferred embodiment by a circular mirror mounted in a square frame and polished on a single, wide angle convex surface. In a second preferred embodiment the mirror is characterized by a double convex wide angle surface. An L-rod extends to the mirror or mirror frame for pivotal or fixed mounting to the frame and the opposite end of the L-rod is shaped for attachment to a birdhouse by means of a bracket and a fastener. In a most preferred embodiment of the invention, the L-rod is directed downwardly on the extending end, which extending end is fashioned into a hook, from which the mirror frame hangs, such that the mirror will oscillate in the wind. At the opposite, or mounted end, the U-shaped L-rod end is secured to a ledge of the birdhouse by the bracket and a nail, screw or both. Both the single convex mirror and the double-convex mirrors are polished and the frames may be provided with a hook opening at the midpoint of one of the four edges of the mirror frame. Each mirror frame can therefore be rotatably or fixedly attached to the L-rod, as desired. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the mirror may extend upwardly through the frame and contain a hole near the rim or edge, respectively, and the L-rod is extended through the hole to support both the mirror and frame. In each case, the convex mirror or mirrors are suspended outwardly of the birdhouse to facilitate optimum image-reflecting surfaces, considering the single and double convex mirror design.
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Harrison John M.
Olson Robert A.
Ramirez Ramon O.
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