Patent ID: 6880940

Claim:
A folding automobile side mirror assembly, comprising: an outer base that is adapted to be secured to a surface of a vehicle; an inner base, said inner base comprising an upstanding cylindrical wall having an annular wall member extending inwardly therefrom; a bracket, said bracket including inner and outer cylindrical walls that are connected at upper ends thereof by an upper wall member, said upstanding cylindrical wall being received between said inner and outer cylindrical walls a washer member, said washer member being disposed around said inner cylindrical wall and including a radially extending flange, said radially extending flange being in engagement with said annular wall member of said inner base upstanding cylindrical wall; a spring disposed around said inner cylindrical wall and in engagement with said radially extending flange of said washer member; wherein said inner base is formed from a first metal and said spring is formed from a second metal, said first and second metals being relatively dissimilar and subject to galvanic corrosion, and wherein said washer member is disposed between said inner base and said spring and serves to isolate said inner base from said spring.