Patent ID: 8094002

Claim:
An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror system comprising: a mirror mounting button adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of a vehicle windshield; a plurality of attachment members adhesively attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield local to said mirror mounting button; an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror head and a mirror support; wherein said mirror head comprises a mirror reflective element and a mirror casing; wherein said mirror support comprises a mirror mount that is configured to mount said interior rearview mirror assembly to said mirror mounting button at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield; a structure configured for mounting to said plurality of attachment members attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield; said structure configured to receive and be supported by said plurality of attachment members that are adhesively attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield; and wherein, with said structure receiving and being supported by said attachment members, (a) said structure at least partially surrounds said mirror mounting button and (b) said structure accommodates a forward facing camera having a field of view through the vehicle windshield.