Patent ID: 7594732

Claim:
An aerodynamic side mirror assembly operatively connectable to a vehicle for viewing an object outside of the vehicle, comprising: a plurality of mirror members; wherein each of the mirror members has a respective reflective surface; wherein the mirror members are spaced apart from one another and stacked front to back in a longitudinally-oriented array running fore and aft with respect to the vehicle, establishing a longitudinal axis running through the surfaces when the mirror is connected to the vehicle; wherein at least some of the reflective surfaces are not parallel with one another; wherein the reflective surfaces are positioned to reflect an image of the object without reversing the object relative to a viewer inside of the vehicle, and regardless of a distance of the object rearward of a foremost one of the mirror members; wherein the longitudinally-oriented array is a first configuration of the mirror members, and a drive member operable to move the mirror members from the first configuration to a second configuration wherein the reflective surfaces of the mirror members lie in a single plane.