Patent ID: 7017880

Claim:
In a rear view mirror assembly comprising a mirror head for mounting a mirror and attachable to the end portion of a vehicle support bracket, said mirror head having an interior surface defining an interior chamber and periphery shaped to receive said mirror, and clamping means for clamping said mirror head tightly yet turnably to said end portion, the improvement wherein said clamping means comprises: socket means interiorly of said interior chamber and defining a socket for receiving said end portion, said socket means comprising: an endwall portion of said mirror head facing inwardly of said interior chamber, said endwall portion having a first opening communicating with said socket, a clamping plate, said endwall portion and said clamping plate being configured to form a socket for captivating said end portion and constraining said mirror head to turn about an axis through said socket, and tightening means, at least in part disposed exteriorly of said interior chamber, for forcing said clamping plate and said endwall portion towards one another and against the end portion when said end portion is disposed in said socket whereby to prevent the mirror head from turning relative to the end portion; said tightening means being accessible while the mirror assembly is assembled.