Patent ID: 7165853

Claim:
A vehicle mirror comprising: a housing; a reflective element provided in said housing; an attachment assembly for attaching said housing to a vehicle; a telescopic arm extending between said housing and said attachment assembly, wherein said telescopic arm has a first tubular member connected to said attachment assembly configured to slidingly receive a second tubular member connected to said housing; wherein said telescopic arm further comprises a first cover member spaced apart and extending parallel to said first tubular member and a second cover member spaced apart and extending parallel to said second tubular member; wherein the interior surface of said first cover member is spaced apart from said first tubular member to permit sliding engagement between said first cover member and said second cover member; a drive mechanism having a motor assembly coupled to a worm structure that is rotatably coupled to a drive member that is fixedly coupled to said first tubular member, wherein said worm structure rotates to move said drive member and said first tubular member along the axis of said first tubular member; and a programmable controller coupled to said drive mechanism which permits storage of information pertaining to the position of said reflective element, wherein said reflective element can be automatically returned to a position based upon the position information stored on said programmable controller.