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Anti-Glare Rear View Mirror
United States Patent
Brandenburg |
Patent Number: 4,679,906
Date of Patent: July 14, 1987 |
| ANTI-GLARE REAR VIEW MIRROR |
| Inventor: |
Darrell L. Brandenburg,
Anderson, Ind. |
| Assignee: |
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Mich. |
| Appl. No.: |
808727 |
| Filed: |
Dec. 13, 1985 |
| Int. Class: |
B60R 1/04 |
| U.S. Class: |
350/281 |
| Field of Search: |
350/281 |
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350/281 |
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350/281 |
Primary Examiner- John K. Corbin
Assistant Examiner- Rebecca D. Gass
Attorney, Agent, or Firm- Edward J. Biskup |
Abstract
An anti-glare rear view mirror which includes a plastic housing combined with a plastic
pivot plate having laterally extending pivot shafts received in a snap action manner by a pair of bearing
members integrally formed with the housing and wherein the pivot plate is combined with a plastic finger
operated actuator and a metal spring in a manner so as to allow the housing together with a supported
prismoidal mirror to be selectively moved between a "day" position and a "night" position upon 90 degrees
rotation of the actuator.
4 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures |
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