Glass clamp for a vehicle mirror assembly
US9476438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44017
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exterior vehicle mirror assembly including an housing with a mirror glass disposed in the housing. A glass clamp connects the mirror glass and the housing. The glass clamp is slidably carried on both the mirror glass and the housing for moving between a locked position in which the glass clamp secures the mirror glass to the housing in a friction fit arrangement to resist movement of the mirror glass in the housing, and an unlocked position in which the clamp is free to be removed from the housing and mirror glass.
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