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 upper and lower transverse portions extending substantially horizontally from opposite ends of said vertical portion and having free ends; and first and second base means connected with respective free ends of said upper and lower transverse portions for attaching said support to a vehicle body, one of said first and second base means including means for pivotally attaching a respective free end of one of said upper and lower transverse portions of said support rod with said one of said first and second base means, and another one of said first and second base means including means for fixedly attaching a respective free end of another one of said upper and lower transverse portions of said support rod to said another one of said first and second base members; said another one of said upper and lower transverse portions of said support rod having a cylindrical head member at the free end thereof and a pin projecting from an end face of said cylindrical head member, said end face of said cylindrical head member having a slot formed therein, said another one of said first and second base members including a bushing member having an internal bore for receiving said pin, a transverse pin located in said slot of said end face of said cylindrical head member, extending through said pin and cooperating with respective slot means in a crown of said bushing member for securing said pin in said bushing member, guide means located in said internal bore in a spaced relationship with a transverse portion of said bushing member defining an opening through which said pin extends, and a helical spring extending between said guide means and said transverse portion of said bushing member, the free end of said one of said upper and lower transverse portions of said support rod having a flat end portion, said one of said first and second base means including a base cantilever having spaced parallel sides for receiving said flat end portion therebetween and means for attaching said base cantilever to the vehicle body, and means for pivotally connecting said flat end portion with said base cantilever, said pivotally connecting means comprising a pin member extending through respective superimposed openings in said sides and said flat end portion, and having a threaded end portion projecting beyond a respective side of said base cantilever, a nut cooperating with said threaded end portion to secure said pin member to said base cantilever, and spring washer means located between said nut and the respective side of said base cantilever.