Patent ID: 8579445

Claim:
A plastic mirror mounting system for a rear view mirror secured to a vehicle comprising a plastic substrate made of plastic material coated with at least one reflective layer on a first surface and having at least three plastic mirror clips, extending out from the second surface of the plastic mirror, to be connected to a mounting structure wherein each plastic mirror clip having at least one shoulder that enlarges the contact area between the plastic mirror clip and the second surface, and each plastic mirror clip having a broadening that has a distance from the second surface, and each plastic mirror clip including an enlargement and an inner inclination at the end, and the mounting structure has mounting structure clips with rigid arms and localized flexible arms, with each mounting structure clip having a stepped structure forming a stepped retainer that fits to the broadening of the plastic mirror clips, and the flexible arms contacting the enlargement and inclination of the plastic mirror clips such that the end faces of the flexible arms and the inclination secure the connection.