Rear view mirror mounting arrangement

Claim 2

An outside rear view mirror assembly adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, said rear view mirror assembly comprising a housing integrally formed with a forwardly projecting top wall, bottom wall and a pair of side walls all of which terminate with an edge which lies in a single plane and defines an opening, one of said side walls having an aperture formed therein, a tubular support extending through said aperture into the interior of said housing, a mounting plate having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs connected thereto and being formed with a well portion surrounded by a raised support surface, a pair of slots formed in said mounting plate, a mirror member mounted on said support surface and fixedly connected thereto, fastener means connecting said tabs to at least two of said walls at oppositely disposed points so as to position said mirror member parallel to said edge, and bracket means formed with a pair of tangs which extend into said slots and including screw means for frictionally connecting the tubular support to said mounting plate within the well portion thereof so that said housing is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of said tubular support.

Claim 3

An outside rear view mirror assembly adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, said rear view mirror assembly comprising a housing integrally formed with a forwardly projecting top wall, bottom wall and a pair of side walls all of which terminate with an edge which lies in a single plane and defines an opening, one of said side walls having an aperture formed therein, a tubular support extending through said aperture into the interior of said housing, a mounting plate having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs connected thereto and being formed with a well portion surrounded by a raised U-shaped support surface, a pair of axially aligned slots formed in said mounting plate, a mirror member mounted on said support surface and fixedly connected thereto, fastener means connecting said tabs to at least two of said walls at oppositely disposed points and adjacent said edge so as to position said mirror member parallel to said edge, and bracket means having a pair of tangs and a semi-circular portion, said tangs extending into said slots and said semi-circular portion engaging the tubular support whereby the bracket connects the tubular support to said mounting plate within the well portion thereof so that said housing is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of said tubular support.

Claim 4

An outside rear view mirror assembly adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, said rear view mirror assembly comprising a housing integrally formed with a forwardly projecting top wall, bottom wall and a pair of side walls all of which terminate with an edge which lies in a single plane and defines an opening, one of said side walls having an aperture formed therein, a tubular support extending through said aperture into the interior of said housing, a mounting plate having a plurality of outwardly extending tabs connected thereto and being formed with a well portion surrounded by a raised U-shaped support surface, a pair of axially aligned slots formed in said mounting plate, a mirror member mounted on said support surface and fixedly connected thereto, fastener means connecting said tabs to at least two of said walls at oppositely disposed points and adjacent said edge so as to position said mirror member parallel to said edge, and bracket means having a pair of tangs and a semi-circular portion, said tangs extending into said slots and said semi-circular portion engaging the tubular support whereby the bracket connects the tubular support to said mounting plate within the well portion thereof so that said housing is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of said tubular support.