Remotely controlled, day/night mirror apparatus

Claim 1

A new and improved remotely controlled, day/night mirror apparatus, comprising: an outer housing assembly for connection to an exterior portion of a motor vehicle, an inner housing support assembly contained within said outer housing assembly and supported by said outer housing assembly, an inner housing assembly, an adjustable connection assembly, connected between said inner housing assembly and said inner housing support assembly, for adjusting an angular orientation of said inner housing assembly with respect to said outer housing assembly, a day/night mirror assembly pivotally supported by said inner housing assembly by a mirror pivot, an incremental tilt assembly, connected between said day/night mirror assembly and said inner housing assembly distal from said mirror pivot, for incrementally tilting said day/night mirror assembly around said mirror pivot from a day position to a night position and vice versa, and an incremental control assembly, connected to said incremental tilt assembly, for incrementally controlling said incremental tilt assembly, wherein said incremental control assembly includes an exterior portion connected to said incremental tilt assembly, an intermediate portion connected to said exterior portion, and an interior portion connected to said intermediate portion, wherein said interior portion is located inside a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and said exterior portion is located within said outer housing assembly which is outside the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle; and wherein said incremental control assembly includes: a bracket supported by the motor vehicle a lever arm assembly, a first hinge pin supporting said lever arm assembly on said bracket, wherein said first hinge pin serves as a fulcrum for said lever arm assembly and divides said lever arm assembly into a first lever arm and a second lever arm, a two-position toggle lever assembly which includes a first pressure-receiving surface and a second pressure-receiving surface, a second hinge pin connecting said two-position toggle lever assembly to said first lever arm, and a third hinge pin connecting said intermediate portion to said second lever arm.