Patent ID: 6883923

Claim:
A system for facilitating driving of a vehicle, the system comprising in combination: a rear mounted mirror assembly and a vehicle body having front end, first and second side walls and a rear wall, the rear mounted mirror assembly comprising: a mirror arm having a mirror holding portion and a mounting portion; a mirror unit mechanically coupled to the mirror holding portion of the mirror arm; and a mounting bracket having a first portion that is fixed to the vehicle body adjacent to a region where the rear wall and one of the, first and second side walls of the vehicle meet, the mounting bracket having a mirror arm holding portion that defines a receiving opening in which the mounting portion of the mirror arm is pivotally supported, the mirror unit being so mounted that the mirror unit is at least partially disposed outwardly relative to both the first side wall and the rear wall of the vehicle with the mounting arm having a range of movement so that it can swing the mirror unit toward either the first side wall or the rear wall of the vehicle from a normal position of the mirror unit.