Patent ID: 6886950

Claim:
A glare reduction rear view mirror assembly comprising: a frame having back, top, bottom, and side walls, and also having an open front, said back wall of said frame being slanted inwardly from said top wall to said bottom wall thereof for effecting an aerodynamic appearance, said frame further including a support body being attached to an inner side of said back wall and near said top wall of said frame and protruding forwardly of said back wall and having a recessed portion disposed in a front side thereof; bracket members being attached to said frame and being adapted to fasten to a vehicle; a transparent pane being disposed over said open front of said frame; a mirror pane being pivotally disposed in said frame behind said transparent pane, said mirror pane being pivotally attached at a bottom end thereof to said bottom wall of said frame with a top end of said mirror pane capable of moving forwardly and rearwardly in said frame to effectively re-impose an image displayed in said mirror pane upon said transparent pane; and a means for pivoting said mirror pane longitudinally includes including a bracket being attached to a back side of said mirror pane near said top end thereof, and also including a drive member being pivotally attached to said bracket, and further including an actuator being attached over said recessed portion of said support body and being attached to said drive member, and also including a spring member being disposed between said support body and said mirror pane for biasing said top end of said mirror pane toward said transparent pane.