Patent ID: 7815323

Claim:
A vehicle mirror assembly for mounting an exterior rearview mirror to a vehicle body, the assembly having a support arm which is pivotally mounted to the vehicle for supporting the mirror, and a stabilizer arm having a first end pivotally mounted to the vehicle and a second end attached to the support arm, said assembly comprising: a connector head carried by one of said second end of said stabilizer arm and said support arm; said connector head including a convex bottom surface; a connector receiver carried by the other of said stabilizer arm and support arm; a retention slot included in said connector receiver for receiving said connector head; a first locking element carried by said connector head; a second locking element carried within said retention slot for cooperating with said first locking element to releasably engage said connector head with said connector receiver; and, a biasing element carried in said retention slot biasing against said convex bottom surface of said connector head for urging said first and second locking elements together, wherein said convex bottom surface pivots on said biasing element to accommodate misalignment between said connector head and said connector receiver.