Patent ID: 6948822

Claim:
A mirror mounting assembly for a vehicle, the mirror mounting assembly comprising: a mounting bar having an inner surface that defines a cavity extending axially and an outlet, the mounting bar defining a first opening therethrough in communication with the cavity, the mounting bar configured to be affixed to the vehicle and the cavity configured to receive a wire from the first opening; a base member mounted to a portion of the mounting bar, the base member having a first base surface and a conduit with a second opening therethrough, the conduit defining a key element and configured to route the wire from the outlet of the conduit through the mirror mounting assembly; a mirror housing for supporting a mirror glass, the mirror housing having a passage therethrough, a first receiving surface and a second base surface, the mirror housing disposed between the base member and the first slide member, the aperture configured to receive the conduit and the wire; a first slide member having a third opening therethrough, a first spherical surface, a second receiving surface, and a first raised arcuate member, the third opening configured to receive the conduit, the first spherical surface configured to contact the first receiving surface, the second receiving surface defining a second raised arcuate surface, the second raised arcuate surface defining a first stopping surface; a second slide member having a fourth opening therethrough, a notch, a second groove, a mounting element, a second spherical surface, and a receptacle, the second groove defining a second stopping surface, the first and second stopping surfaces cooperative to impede a movement of the second slide member beyond a predetermined position, the mounting element having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end attached to the second slide member, the distal end depending from the proximal end away from the second slide member, the notch proximate the fourth opening; means interposed in the mirror mounting assembly for urging together the mirror mounting assembly; and a locking ring having a fifth opening therethrough, a keyhole, and a second transition surface, the keyhole defined proximate the fifth opening and configured to receive the key element when the locking groove is substantially aligned with the keyhole, the locking ring configured such that the second transition surface is axially alignable with the first transition surface, the locking ring further configured to overcome the means for urging together such that the mirror mounting assembly is locked together.