Side mounted rear view automotive mirror assembly and mounting bracket therefor

Claim 2

A side mounted rear view mirror assembly for an automotive vehicle, comprising: an elongate mirror frame having normally upper and lower ends, and mounting brackets at the ends of said frame for attaching the latter to the side of the vehicle iNcluding a pair of arms extending from said frame ends with the longitudinal axes of said arms transverse to the longitudinal axis of said frame, said arms having ends adjacent said frame and distal ends remote from said frame, coupling means joining the adjacent ends of said arms and frame for relative angular and axial adjustment of the frame and arms about and along the respective longitudinal axis, and bracket members pivotally secured to said distal ends of said arms on transverse axes of the arms and adapted for attachment to said vehicle.

Claim 3

A mirror assembly according to claim 1 wherein: said coupling means comprise generally L-shape coupling members having mutually perpendicular ends on the longitudinal axes of and rotatably and telescopically engaging the respective adjacent ends of said frame and arms, and means for releasably securing said frame, arms and coupling members against relative angular and axial movement.

Claim 4

A mirror assembly according to claim 2 wherein: said frame and arms have sockets receiving the adjacent ends of said coupling members, and said securing means comprise collars threaded on said frame and arms, and friction locking rings which are compressed by said collars into frictional locking engagement with the ends of said coupling members.

Claim 5

A mirror assembly according to claim 3 wherein: each coupling member has ends of differing lengths and is reversible to reverse the position of its ends in their respective frame and arm sockets.

Claim 6

A mirror assembly according to claim 1 wherein: said coupling means comprise generally L-shape coupling members having mutually perpendicular ends and intervening right angular bends, sockets in the adjacent ends of said frame and arms slidably and rotatably receiving the ends of said coupling members, and means for releasably securing said arms, frame and coupling members against relative angular and axial movement, and said coupling members comprise tubes having indentations at the inner sides of their bends to permit maximum relative axial adjustment of said coupling members, frame and arms.

Claim 7

A mirror assembly according to claim 5 wherein: each coupling member has ends of different lengths and is reversible to reverse the position of its ends in their respective sockets.

Claim 8

A mounting bracket for a side mounted rear view automotive vehicle mirror having an elongated frame with sockets opening to the frame ends on a common longitudinal axis of the frame, said bracket comprising: a support arm having an axial socket at one end thereof, a bracket member pivoted on the opposite end of said arm on a transverse axis of the arm, a tubular L-shaped coupling member having mutually perpendicular ends of unequal lengths and an intervening right angular bend having an indentation on its inner side, one end of said coupling member rotatably and telescopically engaging the socket of said arm for relative angular and axial adjustment of said coupling member and arm about and along the longitudinal axis of said arm, the other end of said coupling member being adapted for insertion into one socket of said mirror frame, and means for releasably securing said coupling member and arm against relative angular and axial movement, comprising a collar threaded on said arm and a resilient ring surrounding the adjacent end of said coupling member adapted to be compressed against said coupling member by said collar.

Claim 9

A mounting bracket for a side mounted rear view automotive vehicle mirror having an elongated frame with sockets opening to the frame ends on a common longitudinal axis of the frame, said bracket comprising: a support arm having an axial socket at one end thereof, a bracket member pivoted on the opposite end of said arm on a transverse axis of the arm, a tubular L-shaped coupling member having mutually perpendicular ends of unequal lengths and an intervening right angular bend having an indentation on its inner side, one end of said coupling member rotatably and telescopically engaging the socket of said arm for relative angular and axial adjustment of said coupling member and arm about and along the longitudinal axis of said arm, the other end of said coupling member being adapted for insertion into one socket of said mirror frame, and means for releasably securing said coupling member and arm against relative angular and axial movement, comprising a collar threaded on said arm and a resilient ring surrounding the adjacent end of said coupling member adapted to be compressed against said coupling member by said collar.