Patent ID: 7207683

Claim:
An extendable rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising: a mount to be attached to a vehicle; a generally rectangular mirror, said mirror defining a plane, and said mirror having a central axis and a longitudinal pivot axis which extends through said plane of said mirror and non-parallel to said plane of said mirror, and said longitudinal pivot axis is offset from said central axis; and a structure for allowing rotation of said mirror about said longitudinal pivot axis-, and rotation of said mirror about said longitudinal pivot axis moves said mirror between an inboard position and an outboard position, said mirror having a longer dimension and a smaller dimension to define said generally rectangular shape, and said longer dimension extending generally parallel to a horizontal plane when said mirror is in said inboard position, and said longer dimension of said mirror extends generally vertical when said mirror is in said outboard position, with said outboard position being pivoted in a direction away from the vehicle from said inboard position.