Patent ID: 8167442

Claim:
A device for preventing and clearing fouling on a surface of a side-view mirror comprising: a curved tube affixable to a vehicle adjacent a side-view mirror extending outwardly therefrom, the tube having: an inlet end positionable facing generally forward in spaced-apart relation from the side-view mirror having an aperture therethrough; an outlet end positionable facing a mirror surface of the side-view mirror having an aperture therethrough; an outer wall defining a lumen extending therethrough from the inlet end to the outlet end apertures; a shape describing a partial “U”, a rearmost portion of the tube extending generally rearward; and a plurality of small apertures having diameters less than a diameter of the outlet end aperture and extending through the wall generally adjacent the tube rearmost portion, the small apertures facing generally rearward; wherein, in use, the device affixed to a forward-moving vehicle, air is forced into the inlet end aperture and directed through the lumen onto the side-view mirror surface through the outlet end aperture, keeping the side-view mirror substantially free from debris and fogging, at least some water droplets contained in the air passing through the lumen exiting therefrom via the small apertures.