Support for an external rearview mirror for motor vehicles

Claim 1

A support for an external rear view mirror for motor vehicles, comprising a support rod having an intermediate vertical portion for supporting the mirror and lower and upper transverse portions extending substantially horizontally from opposite ends of said intermediate vertical portion and having free ends; first and second base means connected with said free ends of said upper and lower transverse portions, respectively, for supporting said support rod on a vehicle body; means for pivotally connecting the free end of the upper transverse portions of said support rod with the first base means; means for rigidly connecting the free end of the lower transverse portion of said support rod with the second base means; first attachment means for pivotally attaching said first base means to the vehicle body; and second attachment means for fixedly attaching said second base means to the vehicle body; the free end of said upper transverse portion of said support rod having a flat end portion with an orifice therein, said first base means comprising a substantially L-shaped rod and a bracket fixedly secured to said substantially L-shaped rod and having spaced parallel sides for receiving said flat end portion therebetween, said parallel sides having openings therein corresponding to said orifice in said flat end portion, and said pivotally connecting means including a pin member extending through said openings in said parallel sides of said bracket and said orifice of said flat end portion; said L-shaped rod having long and short legs having free end portions, said first attachment means comprising two spaced cantilevers for pivotally receiving respective free end portions of said long and short legs of said L-shaped rod.