Supports – Mirror or picture type – Bracket
Patent
1991-02-19
1992-03-31
Ramirez, Ramon O.
Supports
Mirror or picture type
Bracket
248279, 248481, A47G 124
Patent
active
051000938
ABSTRACT:
A U-shaped clamp fastens to a boat windshield frame with set screws and incorporates a protruding member having a recess with a hemispherical radius at the inner end and a straight bore tapped with internal threads at the outer end. A ball having a matching radius is held captive in the recess by a nut that engages the internal threads. The nut has a partial radius that matches the radius of the ball. A slotted elongated arm fastens to a mirror at the slotted end, and has an elbow at the other end that passes through a large opening in the nut and fastens to the ball. Another embodiment has a ball mounted on the protruding member that mates with a cylindrical ball socket member having a ledge at one end adapted to engage the ball. The ball socket member has a split that is squeezed together to hold the ball. Another embodiment has a cylindrical pivot member rather than a ball-socket pivot. In one embodiment the protruding member is formed as an integral part of the boat windshield frame. The multi-axis pivoting arrangement adapts to a wide variety of windshield shapes and permits pivoting the mirror down and out of the way when not in use to permit covering and trailering of the boat.
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Water Sport Illustrated 1990 (p. 42).
Float Kenneth W.
Hammond Noel B.
Ramirez Ramon O.
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