Patent ID: 6847288
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A side mirror retracting vehicle alarm system comprising: a vehicle having a side mirror and a side mirror retraction assembly operationally coupled to said side mirror for moving said side mirror between an extended position and a retracted position, said extended position being defined by said side mirror being positioned substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said vehicle, said retracted position being defined by said side mirror being positioned substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of said vehicle; a vehicle alarm assembly operationally associated with said vehicle for inhibiting theft of said vehicle; said vehicle alarm assembly including an activation mechanism for selectively activating said vehicle alarm assembly to an activated state and a deactivation mechanism for selectively deactivating said vehicle alarm assembly from the activated state; said mirror retraction assembly being operationally coupled to said activation mechanism of said vehicle alarm assembly such that activation of said vehicle alarm assembly through said activation mechanism retracts said side mirror from said extended position to said retracted position and such that only deactivation of said vehicle alarm assembly through said deactivation mechanism extends said side mirror from said retracted position to said extended position.