Patent ID: 6024459
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An extendable rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:a mirror housing;a mirror disposed in said mirror housing, said mirror defining a plane; andstructure for allowing rotation of said mirror about a longitudinal horizontal axis which extends perpendicularly through the plane of said mirror, said horizontal axis being disposed offset from a central vertical axis of said mirror, a post fixed to one of said mirror and said housing, said post being received in an opening in the other of said mirror and said housing, said post defining said horizontal axis, and a spring positioned on said post and biasing said mirror into said housing, there being detents between said mirror and said housing, and said detents defining stop positions for said mirror in said housing, said spring biasing said mirror against said housing such that rotation of said mirror is prevented by said detents until said mirror is pulled outwardly against the force of said spring and parallel to said axis, and rotated relative to said housing.