Patent · US Expired

Vanity for a vehicle

US7217017B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
53References
16Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 30, 2004
Grant dateMay 15, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J3/0282
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vanity is disclosed having a mirror and a light source adjacent the mirror to illuminate an object to be viewed in the mirror. A cover panel is coupled adjacent to the light source for movement to an open position to reveal the mirror and a closed position to conceal the mirror. The vanity includes a switch device to activate and deactivate the light source and a positioning device to maintain the cover panel in the open or closed position. The switch device and the positioning device cooperate to activate the light source when the cover panel is in the open position and to deactivate the light source when the cover panel is not in the open position. The cover panel is configured for rotational movement between the open and closed position in a plane generally parallel to a plane of the mirror.

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