Patent ID: 7055973

Claim:
A mirror mounting assembly for mounting a mirror on a vehicle bulkhead, comprising: a mirror element; a main support arm having a first end and a second end, the mirror element being connected to the first end of the main support arm, the second end of the main support arm being mountable to the vehicle; at least one bracket configured to conform to an engine bay sidewall of the vehicle, the bracket having a vertical portion and two laterally extending flanges that extend at an angle from opposite ends of the vertical portion, a first one of the flanges of the bracket having at least one through-hole whereby the bracket is connectable to the bulkhead of the vehicle in the engine bay by a fender panel mounting bolt or bolts, the flanges extending in opposite directions from the vertical portion; and a first additional support arm having a first end and having a second end connected to the main support arm, wherein the first lateral flange of the bracket has a width substantially larger than its length, the second lateral flange having a width smaller than the width of the first lateral flange, and further comprising an inverted substantially L-shaped support member having a short leg and a long leg, the short leg being connected to the second lateral flange of the bracket, the main support arm and the first end of the first additional support arm being connected to the support member.