Patent ID: 7232234

Claim:
A vehicle mirror assembly for attachment to at least one vehicle mount secured to the vehicle, said assembly comprising: (a) a mirror support arm for carrying at least one mirror; and, (b) a vibration resistant connector for connecting said mirror support arm to said vehicle mount, said vibration resistant connector including: (i) a connection sleeve formed by an open hollow end portion of said mirror support arm; (ii) a connector shaft carried by said vehicle mount for being received within said connection sleeve; (iii) a longitudinal wedge pocket formed in said connector shaft having a pocket contact surface that includes a first slanted contact face forming an upper portion of said wedge pocket, and a second slanted contact face disposed below and horizontally offset from said first slanted contact face forming a lower portion of said wedge pocket; wherein said second slanted contact face is recessed in said wedge pocket from said first slanted contact face to provide a stepped arrangement between said first and second slanted contact faces and said upper and lower portions of said wedge pocket, and wherein said first and second slanted contact faces extend along parallel planes; (iv) a camming wedge disposed within said wedge pocket adapted to bear against said pocket contact surface and said connection sleeve; (v) an operator for tightening said camming wedge against said pocket contact surface to cause said wedge to slide along said pocket contact surface and simultaneously force said wedge and said connector shaft to bear against said connection sleeve; wherein said connector shaft includes an opening for receiving said operator and allowing said operator to pass through said connector shaft to engage and actuate said wedge; whereby a tight vibration resistant connection is provided between said mirror support arm and said vehicle mount.