Patent ID: 7922345

Claim:
An outside rear view mirror assembly ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle, said outside rear view mirror assembly ( 1 ) comprising: a mirror housing ( 2 ) including a circumferential lateral wall ( 4 ) defining an opening ( 6 ), an insertion opening ( 7 ), and a back wall ( 5 ); a mirror mounting bracket ( 3 ) fixedly securable to the motor vehicle and insertable into said mirror housing ( 2 ) through said insertion opening ( 7 ), said mirror mounting bracket ( 3 ) including a catch recess ( 17 ′); and a snap-in tongue ( 15 ) defining a free end and extending out from said back wall ( 5 ) within said minor housing ( 2 ) for positive locking engagement with said catch recess ( 12 ′) of said mirror mounting bracket ( 3 ) when said mirror mounting bracket ( 3 ) is inserted into said mirror housing ( 2 ) to lock said mirror mounting bracket ( 3 ) therein such that said mirror housing ( 2 ) is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle.