Patent ID: 7438453

Claim:
An exterior mirror assembly for installed placement on a vehicle having a longitudinal center line, said mirror assembly comprising: a mirror member; a housing in which the mirror member is supported, the housing having a shape with a substantially continuous curve formed therein extending from a front portion around to a side portion thereof, the housing having a shaped opening formed therein to receive part of a light member, and a light member which is attached to the housing to radiate light, the light member comprising a luminous body and a lens mask configured to cover the luminous body, the lens mask including an exposed surface having a shape configured to fit in the shaped opening of the housing and having a substantially continuous curve formed therein extending from a front portion around to a side portion thereof, wherein the side portion of the housing has an outermost portion which lies outwardly furthest from a longitudinal center line of the vehicle in an installed configuration thereof with respect to a width direction of a vehicle, wherein a portion of the light member is disposed closer to the longitudinal center line of the vehicle than the outermost portion of the housing with respect to the width direction of the vehicle, and the lens mask is formed so that a shape of the exposed surface of the lens mask continues from the front portion of the housing towards the outermost portion, wherein a projection is formed on the lens mask extending outwardly from the side portion of the exposed surface in a direction away from the longitudinal center line of the vehicle, said projection configured so that an outer surface of the projection is positioned closer to the longitudinal center line of the vehicle than the outermost portion of the housing with respect to the width direction of the vehicle, said projection having a rear end and a front end, wherein said rear end is oriented to extend both in a direction away from the front end of the vehicle and in an outward direction with respect to the width direction of the vehicle, and tapers towards said exposed surface as it extends rearwardly, and said front end of the projection forms a step shape that projects in an outward direction from the exposed surface with respect to the width direction of the vehicle.