Patent ID: 7753537

Claim:
A glare reduction device in combination with a vehicle, the glare reduction device comprising: a pair of side view mirrors comprising a driver's side view mirror and a passenger side view mirror wherein each of the side view mirrors includes a housing; means for attaching each housing of each side view mirror to the vehicle; a mirror plate located in each housing of each side view mirror; a light-reducing covering located within the housing of each side view mirror; means for temporarily covering each mirror plate with the light-reducing covering; wherein the means for attaching each side view mirror to the vehicle comprises a base, wherein each base is attached to the housing wherein each base is attached to the vehicle; wherein each side view mirror comprises an outer covering, the outer covering located in front of and adjacent to each mirror plate; a gap located in between each outer covering and the adjacent mirror plate; wherein the means for temporarily covering each mirror plate with the light-reducing covering comprises: a guide track located on each light-reducing covering; a driver motor located within each housing of each side view mirror; a gear attached to each driver motor, the gear also being placed against the guide track of the light-reducing covering; an opening in between the housing and the mirror plate; power means for providing power to the driver motor; control means for activating the driver motor; and wherein activating the driver motor causes the gear to slowly move the light-reducing covering through the opening and in front of the mirror plate.