Patent ID: 7167294

Claim:
An automobile exterior sideview mirror system comprising: an exterior sideview mirror assembly adapted for attachment to a side of an automobile; said exterior sideview mirror assembly including a reflective element assembly; said reflective element assembly including a first reflective element having unit magnification and a second reflective element having a curvature; said first reflective element and said second reflective element supported at a support element and with a demarcation element between said first and second reflective elements, said first and second reflective elements abutting opposing sides of said demarcation element; said second reflective element disposed at an outboard, upper portion of said reflective element assembly when said reflective element assembly is included in said exterior sideview mirror assembly and when said exterior sideview mirror assembly is attached to the side of an automobile; said second reflective element supported on said support element adjacent to and separate from said first reflective element; and wherein substantially the entire portion of said second reflective element that abuts said demarcation element has its front surface generally coplanar with the front surface of said first reflective element whereby an image in the field of view of said second reflective element transitions to the field of view of said first reflective element smoothly.