Mirror mounting assembly

Claim 1

MEANS FOR MOUNTING A REAR VIEW MIRROR, HAVING A MIRROR REFLECTING ELEMENT, UPON THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF AN AUTOMOBILE WINDSHIELD, WITH SAID MIRROR REFLECTING ELEMENT BEING SUPPORTED IN VIEWING POSITION AND HELD IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VIBRATION-FREE POSITION BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE DRIVER OF THE AUTOMOBILE TO AFFORD THE DRIVER WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY UNDISTORTED AND UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF ROAD CONDITIONS TO THE REAR OF THE AUTOMOBILE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES MOUNTING MEANS INCLUDING A RIGID BASE MEMBER HAVING A CONTINUOUS SURFACE OF RELATIVELY LARGE AREA RIGIDLY BONDED OVER SAID AREA TO THE INTERIOR SURFACE OF THE WINDSHIELD SO THAT IT IS IMMOBILE WITH RESPECT TO SAID WINDSHIELD, A MOUNTING MEMBER FITTED OVER AND DETACHABLY CARRIED BY SAID BASE MEMBER, AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID REFLECTING ELEMENT UPON SAID MOUNTING MEMBER, SAID BASE MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH OPPOSED NONPARALLEL FACES INCLINED AT AN ANGLE TO THE WINDSHIELD, AND SAID MOUNTING MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH V-SHAPED GROOVES EXPOSING OPPOSED BEARING SURFACES WHICH ARE INCLINED RELATIVE TO THE WINDSHIELD AT THE SAME ANGLE AS THE NONPARALLEL FACES OF SAID BASE MEMBER, SAID NONPARALLEL FACES OF SAID BASE MEMBER AND SAID EXPOSED BEARING SURFACES OF SAID MOUNTING MEMBER BEING IN BEARING ENGAGEMENT TO RESTRAIN MOVEMENT OF SAID BASE MEMBER AND MOUNTING MEMBER RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER WHEN SAID MOUNTING MEMBER IS WEDGED ONTO SAID BASE MEMBER.