Patent ID: 8696148
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An exterior mirror assembly fixedly secured to a vehicle side of a vehicle, said exterior mirror assembly comprising: a mirror base, the mirror base consisting of a contact surface on the vehicle side and a carrying structure extending out from the contact surface, the mirror base defining a threaded body; a mirror head operatively connected to the carrying structure of the mirror base; an axle secured to and extending through the carrying structure and the mirror base and extending into the mirror head for rotation of the mirror head about the axle, the axle being suited for manual or motorized turning of the mirror head away from and toward the vehicle; a bolt for securing the mirror base to the vehicle, the bolt leading from the vehicle, through the contact surface via the mirror base into the threaded body, in which the exterior mirror assembly is locked via a thread and bolted on, the bolt carrying the exterior mirror assembly by extending from the contact surface of the mirror base up to and directly below the axle.