Patent ID: 7207684

Claim:
An exterior mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising: a base having a shaft and adapted to be mounted to the vehicle; a housing rotatably mounted to said base and defining a chamber disposed about said shaft with said housing selectively rotating between an operable position and a retracted position, said chamber including an inner surface continuously spaced from said shaft to define a substantially continuous cavity between said inner surface and said shaft; a mirror supported by said housing and movable with said housing between said positions; a first detent disposed on said shaft of said base; a second detent disposed on said inner surface of said chamber and spaced from said first detent to further define said cavity between said shaft and said inner surface with said second detent aligned with said first detent when said housing is in said operable position and misaligned with said first detent when said housing is in said retracted position; and an elastomeric material disposed within said cavity between said shaft and said inner surface of said chamber to maintain said continuous spacing of said inner surface from said shaft and for ensuring complete isolation of said housing from said base and disposed within said cavity between said detents for resisting rotational movement between said housing and said base.