Patent ID: 7303293
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle mirror assembly for mounting an exterior rearview mirror to a vehicle body, the assembly having a support arm which is pivotally mounted to the vehicle for supporting the mirror, and a stabilizer bar having a first end pivotally mounted to the vehicle and a second end attached to the support arm, said assembly comprising: a connector head carried by one of said second end of said stabilizer bar and said support arm, and a connector receiver carried by the other of said stabilizer bar and support arm; said connector receiver including a retention slot for receiving said connector head; a first locking element carried by said connector head; a second locking element carried within said retention slot; and an elongated convex biasing element carried longitudinally in said retention slot biasing said first and second locking elements together to provide a reliable interlocking connection between said stabilizer bar and support arm; and said retention slot extends longitudinally in said connector receiver, and said biasing element is carried between a bottom surface of said slot and said connector head biasing said connector head upwards to urge said first and second locking elements together.