Patent ID: 8714759

Claim:
A connector assembly releasably securing a stabilizer arm of an exterior vehicle rearview mirror, said connector assembly comprising: a connector head carried by said stabilizer arm; a first retaining sidewall and a second retaining sidewall included in said connector head extending outward from said stabilizer arm and defining a longitudinal channel; a first retaining arm extending outward from said stabilizer arm and disposed at a first end of said longitudinal channel, and a second retaining arm extending outward from said stabilizer arm and disposed at a second end of said longitudinal channel; an elastic block carried in said longitudinal channel so that said first and second retaining arms engage opposite ends of said elastic block and said first and second retaining sidewalls engage opposite sides of said elastic block to secure said block in said longitudinal channel; a receiver having a retention slot receiving said connector head in cooperative engagement to releasably secure a first distal end of said stabilizer arm; and, a biasing element disposed in said retention slot biasing against said elastic block to form a friction fit engagement between said connector head and said receiver so that said first distal end of said stabilizer arm is releasably secured in said receiver.