Patent ID: 7261272
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: B60R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle mirror assembly having at least one mirror head which is positioned at a distance from the vehicle during normal operation comprising: a vehicle mount for attachment to the vehicle; a support arm pivotally attached to said vehicle mount and moveable between an operating position and a displaced position; a rotary joint located between said vehicle mount and said support arm about which said support arm pivots between said operating and displaced positions; said rotary joint including a socket base carried by said vehicle mount, said socket base including a conical receptacle formed therein with a cone bearing surface and an outer surface; said support arm including a conical plug having a cone bearing surface fitted within said conical receptacle and a releasable operator mechanism operatively engaged with said outer surface for maintaining said support arm in one of said operating and displaced positions; a connector interconnecting said conical plug and said conical receptacle together in mating relationship, and a biasing element urging said cone bearing surfaces together in a tight bearing relationship; whereby wear and subsequent play between said conical receptacle and said conical plug is minimized as said mirror assembly is moved between said operating and displaced positions providing a more reliable and long-lasting rotary joint.