Portable mirror device for rear view observation in a motor vehicle
US4624539A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/1824
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A portable mirror device for rear view observation in a motor vehicle or the like has a mirror device connected to an end of an adjustment arm by a ball-and-socket type joint, while an opposite end of the adjustment arm is swivally connected to a mounting arrangement comprised of a spring clip, having a pair of clip members connected by a spring member, the spring member biasing the clip members towards a position wherein holding ends of the clip members engage each other. A suction cup device that is fastened to a second end of one of the clip members. The provision of two different types of mounting mechanisms and pivot arrangements at opposite ends of the adjustment arm produce a very versatile portable mirror device that can be mounted to any of a large number of different elements and utilized in a large number of different orientations. The device is also constructed so as to minimize problems resulting from vehicle vibrations, road shocks and the like.
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