Patent ID: 6120155
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A reflector device for upright mounting in a vehicle having front and rear seats to allow a driver in the front seat to view an infant in a rearwardly facing safety seat attached to a back of the rear seat, the device being adapted to provide an unobstructed view for the driver through a rear window of the vehicle, and comprising:a U-shaped mounting bracket releasably attachable to said back, the bracket having a bridge defining an upward extent of the mounting bracket, and having a forward first end;a second bracket portion extending angularly and downwardly with respect to the bridge from said first end and having a forward side and a second end remote from the bridge, the second bracket portion being one of a pair of substantially parallel extensions extending angularly and downwardly from the bridge, the extensions being securable at varying distances from each other so that the mounting bracket is adapted for releasable clamping engagement with an upper portion of the back; anda reflector pivotally coupled to the forward side of the second bracket portion and being pivotable in three dimensions, the reflector having a reflecting surface facing away from the second bracket portion and being proportioned to have a similar upward extent to that of the mounting bracket;whereby, in use, the device is releasably mounted on the rear seat off to one side of the infant with the bridge disposed on an upper edge of the back and said second bracket portion extending downwardly in contact with the seat, such that the device is in front of the seat and provides an unobstructed view for the driver of the rear window of the vehicle, and the reflector is adjustable to allow the person to view the infant by looking at the reflector directly or indirectly via a rear view mirror of the vehicle.