Patent ID: RE39328

Claim:
A rear view mirror for a motor vehicle comprising a case containing a mounting platform, a reflective member mounted on a mirror carrier, a pivot joint for pivotally supporting the mirror carrier on the mounting platform for angular movement relative to the case, and retention means for retaining the reflective member in a desired orientation relative to the case, wherein the pivot joint comprises: a concave part-spherical recess on the mounting platform, a hollow projection on the mirror carrier having a part-spherical outer surface dimensioned to be a sliding fit in the recess, a part-spherical inner surface, and a diametrically oriented slot, a stem secured to the mounting platform so as to project from the center of the recess and having a T-shaped crosshead dimensioned to pass through the slot when aligned therewith and to engage with the part-spherical inner surface of the hollow projection when aligned transversely to the slot, thereby to prevent separation of the mirror carrier from the mounting platform, and anti-rotation means engageable between the mirror carrier and the mounting platform to prevent relative angular movement between the mirror carrier and the mounting platform about said stem.