Patent ID: 9573526
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B60R,Y10T

Claim:
1. A mirror bracket configured for a motor vehicle and for supporting a mirror having a reflective front, a back behind the front, a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side of the mirror and the second side of the mirror are each a) between the reflective front and the back, and b) between a top side and a bottom side of said mirror, said mirror bracket comprising: a base; and an arm which attaches to the base and supports the mirror at one end thereof, wherein the arm moves relative to said base; said arm moves about the base about a first axis or along the base along a second axis at another end thereof, wherein said arm a) rotates about said first axis in a first rotational direction or b) moves along said second axis in a first linear direction a spring-like member between the arm and the base which urges said arm to move relative to the base thus causing said arm to move with a range of motion a) about said first axis in a second rotational direction opposite to said first rotational direction; or b) along said second axis in a second linear direction opposite to said first linear direction, and which continues to urge said arm to move at an end of said range of motion while attached to said motor vehicle while said arm causes both said first side and said second side of said mirror to face away from where the arm attaches to the base about the first axis or along the second axis.