Patent ID: 6877888

Claim:
An interior rearview mirror assembly for vehicles comprising: a reflective mirror element having a front surface for viewing by a user of said mirror assembly and a rear surface; a lip formed of a moldable polymeric resin, said polymeric resin selected to expand sufficiently when heated to allow snap-in insertion of said reflective mirror element while said lip is warm and flexible; a carrier located to the rear of said reflective element such that said carrier is closer a windshield of a vehicle than said mirror element when said mirror element is mounted in the vehicle; at least one electrical accessory, said at least one electrical accessory supported by said carrier and selected from the group consisting of a lamp, a light, a switch, a light sensor, a display, a rain sensor, a variable reflectance mirror dimming circuitry, a defogger control, a head-lamp controller, a remote keyless entry receiver, a cellular phone, a microphone, an indicator, a transmitter, a camera, a compass sensor, a seat occupancy detector, a trip computer, an intrusion detector, an intelligent highway system transducer, an automatic toll booth transmitter/receiver, a microprinter, a printer control, an Internet interface, a garage door opener, an antenna, a temperature display, a loudspeaker, a digital recorder, a tape recorder, a pager, a digital storage device, and a microprocessor; and said carrier including an electrical connection adapted to receive a connector from the vehicle electrical system, said at least one electrical accessory connected to said electrical connection.