Patent ID: 7150538

Claim:
A detachable extension mirror for mounting on a side-view mirror of a transportation device, the detachable extension mirror comprising: a reflective surface; a suction cup configured to engage the side-view mirror of the transportation device, wherein: a target surface of the side-view mirror defines a first plane, a portion of the suction cup engages the target surface when properly installed, and a lip is defined by the distal edge or edges of the portion; a constraining element that engages a back-side of the portion at a point proximate to the lip to force at least part of the lip toward the target surface; and an arm that couples the suction cup to the reflective surface, wherein: the arm extends away from a second plane, the second plane is defined by a strait-forward direction of the transportation device, the second plane is also defined by being perpendicular to the ground, and the arm extends away from the suction cup at an angle of less than forty-five degrees with respect to either side of the first plane.