Patent ID: 9493121
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B60K,B60R,G02B,G02F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An adjustable minor for use in a passenger vehicle, the adjustable mirror comprising: a housing adapted to be coupled to a vehicle windshield; a reflective surface in the housing to enable a user to view a rear view of the vehicle; and means for changing an opacity of the reflective surface between an opaque state wherein a user can view the rear view of the vehicle and a transparent state wherein the reflective surface becomes transparent such that the user can view objects positioned on an opposite side of the reflective surface from the user through the transparent reflective surface such that the user can view objects that would otherwise be blocked from view by the reflective surface while in the opaque state, wherein the means for changing opacity includes: an aperture formed through the housing and positioned to extend between a front side of the housing facing the user and a rear side of the housing facing the windshield; and an opacity adjuster coupled to the housing between the reflective surface and the vehicle windshield.