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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992835 | Kinematic mirror mount adjustable from two directions A kinematic optical mount comprising a frame supporting an optical element; a base member having first and second surfaces and providing magnetic attraction to seat the frame against first, second, and third point contacts. The kinematic optical mount further includ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7341356 | Dual magnification vanity mirror adjustable in height and orientation A dual magnification vanity mirror adjustable in height and orientation includes an elongated stanchion curved into the shape of a C having a downwardly depending threaded support leg insertably receivable through a central hole in a base plate and removably fastena... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7261265 | System for mounting a flat panel display A system for mounting a flat panel display. A mounting plate includes a first surface portion. A support arm includes an outward extending radial flange at a first end which abuts the first surface portion of the mounting plate. A cover includes an aperture and is a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7216885 | Trailer mounted and adjustable mirror assembly A trailer mounted and adjustable mirror assembly for attachment to a trailer or hitch being towed by a towing vehicle. The assembly, when secured, helps facilitate securement of the trailer to the towing vehicle while the driver/operator remains in the towing vehicl... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6955437 | Hitch mirror assembly A mirror assembly is provided for use in “hitching” trailers to towing vehicles. The mirror assembly can be used for conventional ball and socket couplings, fifth wheel couplings and variations thereof. The mirror assembly is magnetically attached to the trailer... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6834972 | Articulated arm of the rear mirror An articulated arm of the rear mirror for cars, bicycles and/or to that of an additional internal car rear mirror, suitable for efficient mounting either on the handlebar or inside the car and allowing for simple adjustment of the viewing position. The articulated r... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6764056 | Rearview mirror structure An improved rearview mirror structure mainly includes a support bar, a mirror frame and an anchor post. The support bar has a chute formed on a front end and at least one anchor rack on a rear end. The mirror frame has a sliding strut housed in the chute. The anchor... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6550923 | Mirror surface angle adjusting device A mirror surface angle adjusting device is provided which can be used at both left and right outer mirror devices of a vehicle. At a mirror driving unit, positional relationships between respective points (fulcrum of swinging A1 and A2, first adjusting po... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6384993 | Precisely adjustable optical device having vibration and temperature stability An adjustable optical device including an optical element, a housing having an adjusting post fixed thereto, the optical element mounted to the housing, the housing adjusting post having a plane of movement, and an adjustment mechanism, the housing flexib... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6239926 | Apparatus for visual alignment during trailer hitch-up A visual observation system, using the towing vehicle's rearview mirror and a trailer mounted mirror apparatus to align the vehicle's hitch ball and the trailer's hitch receiver without having to use a second person to observe the hitch and guide the driv... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6213608 | Trailer hitch alignment mirror A viewing mirror device to assist a vehicle driver when connecting the vehicle to a trailer. The mirror device comprises a viewing mirror, an attachment tube or channel for attaching the device to the vehicle hitch, and a mast that connects the viewing mi... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6062697 | Universal hitch mirror A detachable mirror designed to allow the driver of a vehicle to view the hitch ball when attempting to align the hitch ball with a trailer hitch. The invention has a stable triangular base and an adjustable mast for positioning a small mirror in the corr... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059417 | TV viewing system An apparatus is provided that enables a person reclined on a bed to comfortably view a television screen (36) that is set up for ordinary viewing, which is small and lightweight, of low cost, and easily used. The apparatus includes a frame (64) that can b... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5959792 | Powered mirror apparatus An ergonomic vehicle inspection mirror apparatus has a handle, a pole or casing, and a foot. Mounted on the foot is a rotatable mirror. The mirror is attached to the foot by means of a pivot shaft, about which the mirror is capable of two degrees of rotat... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5926331 | Power pack for controlling the angular position of a vehicle rearview mirror A power pack for controlling the position of a rearview mirror of an automotive vehicle which is to be mounted within a mirror housing. The mirror housing is shaped to define a cavity. The power pack is connected to a base plate which holds the mirror wit... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5631781 | Outside mirror for a motor vehicle An outside mirror for a motor vehicle. The mirror glass 4 is divided by an approximately horizontally extending separating line 7 into an upper mirror surface 5 and a lower mirror surface 6. The mirror surface 5 which cannot be swivelled about the approxi... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5566030 | Adjustable mirror support A multi-stage adjustable mirror support in a car has a sucker covered by a sucker cover and a post on the sucker. The post passes through the sucker cover. A press body which is on the sucker cover connects the post pivitedly. The front of the sucker cove... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5550669 | Flexure design for a fast steering scanning mirror A support for a fast steering/scanning mirror including a base and two horizontal flexures arranged generally parallel to each other. Each of the flexures may include two end brackets which are secured to the base and a middle bracket between the end brac... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5383057 | Rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicles An automotive rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror housing adapted to be mounted on a fixed member of an automobile outside of the passenger's compartment, a mirror swingably disposed in the mirror housing, a control mechanism including a control le... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5353167 | Mirror mount A unique lens or mirror mount having adjustable constraints at two key locations to allow for "X" and "Y" tilts of the mirror only. The device uses two pair of flexures of a type such that the pivots of the mirror gimble are rigidly fixed in all planes al... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5221068 | Vehicular mirror mount A mounting device with a clamp and pivotal holders provides mounting to a vehicular rear-view mirror for complementary devices such as a magnification scope or a radar detection device. Hand-held mounting is provided as well.... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5217197 | Vehicle rear view mirror extension device An extension device to extend an original equipment vehicle side rear view mirror away from the vehicle so that the mirror may be used with wide loads. One end of a U-shaped extension device is inserted in the original mirror mounting bracket on the vehic... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5148327 | Forward view mirror system for bicycles A first mirror is mounted on a backing plate which is adjustably connected to the upper end portion of a first support arm, and a second mirror is mounted on a backing plate which is adjustably connected to the forward end portion of a second support arm.... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5116013 | Mirror mounting mechanism A mirror mounting mechanism for mounting a mirror to a vehicle and preventing mirror movement after the mirror is positioned. A retaining device, which is attached to the mirror and a vehicle mounting bar, is securely tightened in place after the mirror i... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5096283 | Adjustable rear view mirror extension apparatus An adjustable rear view mirror extension apparatus that attaches to a standard existing rear view mirror found in most automobiles and other motor vehicles. The apparatus has a mirror, a mirror frame to secure the mirror, a plurality of lateral supports t... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5082361 | Horizontally and vertically movable remote controlled mirror unit for commercial vehicles A remote controlled mirror unit for mounting on a commercial vehicle such as a truck or a bus includes a mirror assembly comprising a mirror housing, a multi-directional mirror drive mounted within said housing, and a mirror mounted to said mirror drive. ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5039055 | Adjustable and extendable mount for rear view mirror A mounting for a rear view mirror on a vehicle in which the distance of the mirror from the outside of the vehicle can be varied to allow rear vision when wide loads or a wide towed device might otherwise interfere. The adjustment is made possible by usin... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4951913 | Hitch-viewing mirror assembly employing three clamping arms for grasping pickup truck's tailgate panel A trailer-hitch-viewing mirror tool that can be temporarily mounted on the tailgate of a pickup truck or the rear window of a station wagon, camper, or other towing vehicle. It easily adjusts to pickup truck's tailgate or other towing vehicle's rear windo... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4925288 | Adjustable mirror mount A mechanism (10) for adjustably mounting a laser mirror includes fixed and movable plates (20, 22) with a pivot assembly mounted therebetween. The mirror (44) is mounted on the movable plate (22). A pair of wedge structures interface between the two plate... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4925286 | Three-point spherical mirror mount A three-point spherical mirror mount for use with lasers is disclosed. The improved mirror mount is adapted to provide a pivot ring having an outer surface with at least three spaced apart mating points to engage an inner spherical surface of a support ho... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4914972 | Device incorporating three cables for controlling a mirror support for a vehicle rearview mirror A device incorporating three cables for controlling a mirror support of a vehicle rearview mirror, which includes, between, on the one hand, a fixed plate on which are flanged the sleeves of the cables and, on the other hand, the support of the mirror, a ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4889308 | Outside rear-view mirror having a mechanically adjustable mirror glass An outside rear-view mirror for a vehicle has a pedestal and a mirror housing which is swingably mounted to the pedestal. A mirror glass is bonded to a backing element which is mounted to a universal joint including a rocker and being fastened to the base... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4863255 | Outside rear-view mirror with a mechanically adjustable mirror glass for a vehicle Disclosed is an outside rear view mirror for a vehicle which has a mirror housing mounted to a pedestal such that it may rock relative to the pedestal upon impact from the front or from the rear. Within the mirror housing, means are provided for holding a... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4856886 | Outside rear-view mirror having a mechanically adjustable mirror glass for a vehicle Disclosed is an outside rear-view mirror for a vehicle having a mirror housing which is mounted to a pedestal such that the mirror housing may rock relative to the pedestal upon impact from the front or from the rear. Within the mirror housing means are p... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4770522 | Automobile mirror position sensor and adjuster assembly A sensing and adjustment assembly for a mirror on automobiles has a sensor comprising an electronic oscillator which is associated with a mirror position indicator member. Movement and position of the mirror is detected by the sensor. A driving arrangemen... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4577823 | Device for remotely controlling a rearview mirror A device for controlling an outside rearview mirror from inside a vehicle. A support member for the rearview mirror is mounted to pivot about a first axis Y-Y1. On the rear face of the mirror support member, two parallel arms engage a cylinder boss affixe... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4464017 | Remotely controlled mirror apparatus for motor vehicles A remotely controlled mirror apparatus having a shock absorbing mechanism and the control mechanism, wherein even when a mirror housing is applied with strong external force thereby to be inclined or fallen, the mirror follows the inclination of the mirro... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4156557 | Dual rear view mirror unit A dual rear view mirror unit for motor vehicles is disclosed. The unit comprises a mounting frame having an upper and a lower rear view mirror thereon. Each of the mirrors is independently adjustable. The upper mirror and lower mirror are positioned so as... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4095483 | Exterior rear view mirror for vehicles A rear view mirror for a motor vehicle in which a mirror head is mounted for angular movement about two axes at right angles to each other and is adjustable about these axes by rotation of a single control shaft. Adjustment of the head about one axis is e... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4003536 | Intravenous bottle support arm An intravenous bottle support includes a linear horizontal linkage formed of a pair of parallelogram linkages depending and diverging from a common upper pivot plate, corresponding arms of each parallelogram linkage being linked to a vertically movable me... | 01/18/1977 |
