Patent ID: 7775672

Claim:
An external mirror arrangement having a secured position forwardly of and to the side of a cab of a motor vehicle for providing visual transmission comprising: a mirror head housing having a generally vertical centerline from which a first arm and a second arm are angled outward and supported in said secured position; a front mirror for providing visual transmission along a first field of view, having a non-symmetrical shape and carried by said mirror head housing so that said front mirror extends generally along said first arm of said mirror head housing and across said vertical center line of said mirror head housing; a safety mirror for providing visual transmission along a second field of view and carried by said second arm of said mirror head housing so that said safety mirror does not extend across said vertical center line; whereby, said external mirror arrangement provides a driver of the vehicle with a generally continuous view from longitudinally along one side of the vehicle to transversely across the entire front of the vehicle when the driver views said mirror head housing included in said external mirror arrangement.