Patent ID: 6213611
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An adjustable rear view mirror viewing apparatus, said apparatus being mountable to an automobile for permitting a driver using the mirror system to see past an object being towed by an automobile, said apparatus comprising:a mirror assembly comprising;a mirror housing, said mirror housing having a front side and a back side, said front side having an opening therein to permit viewing into an interior of said mirror housing, said mirror housing having a peripheral wall integrally coupled to and extending between said front and back sides;a mirror for viewing objects rearward of said automobile, said mirror being mounted in said housing and being located generally adjacent to said opening;a mounting arm assembly for mounting said mirror housing to the automobile, said mounting arm assembly comprising:an elongate member, said elongate member having a peripheral wall extending between a first and a second end, said first end being mountable to the automobile;a sleeve for receiving said second end of said elongate member, said sleeve being fixedly mounted to said back side of said mirror housing, said elongate member being slidably insertable in said sleeve; andsaid elongate member being generally hollow, said first and second ends each being open, said elongate member having an internal wall, said internal wall being in said elongate member, said internal wall being substantially equidistant from said first and second ends, said elongate member having a bend therein, said bend being generally adjacent to said internal wall such that said internal wall is located between said bend and said second end of said elongate member.