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US3189309A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rear view mirrors for vehicles

Assignee: RE TRAC Mfg CORP
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Filing: 1963-07-12
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1983-07-12
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Albert P Hager

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 22:57
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/02; B60R1/06; B60R1/078

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
A REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR A VEHICLE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A SUPPORT TUBE AFFIXED TO SAID VEHICLE, SAID TUBE INCLUDING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED PORTION, A MIRROR HEAD INCLUDING A CASING, A MIRROR GLASS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING, A REINFORCING MEMBER EXTENDING VERTICALLY THROUGH SAID CASING BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER ENDS THEREOF FOR EXERTING AN INWARD FORCE UPON THE UPPER AND LOWER ENDS OF SAID CASING, A PORTION OF SAID REINFORCING MEMBER EXTENDING TO ONE SIDE OF SAID CASING INTERMEDIATE THE TOP AND BOTTOM THEREOF, A FIRST PIVOT MEMBER POSITIONED IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE AND EXTENDING FROM SAID PORTION OF SAID REINFORCING MEMBER OUT OF SAID CASING, SAID FIRST PIVOT BEING RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO SAID REINFORCING MEMBER AND A SECOND PIVOT MEMBER MOUNTED UPON SAID SUPPORT TUBE AND CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST PIVOT MEMBER, SAID FIRST PIVOT MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO ALLOW THE CASING TO PIVOT ABOUT
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 147 words
A REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR A VEHICLE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A SUPPORT TUBE AFFIXED TO SAID VEHICLE, SAID TUBE INCLUDING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED PORTION, A MIRROR HEAD INCLUDING A CASING, A MIRROR GLASS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING, A REINFORCING MEMBER EXTENDING VERTICALLY THROUGH SAID CASING BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER ENDS THEREOF FOR EXERTING AN INWARD FORCE UPON THE UPPER AND LOWER ENDS OF SAID CASING, A PORTION OF SAID REINFORCING MEMBER EXTENDING TO ONE SIDE OF SAID CASING INTERMEDIATE THE TOP AND BOTTOM THEREOF, A FIRST PIVOT MEMBER POSITIONED IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE AND EXTENDING FROM SAID PORTION OF SAID REINFORCING MEMBER OUT OF SAID CASING, SAID FIRST PIVOT BEING RIGIDLY CONNECTED TO SAID REINFORCING MEMBER AND A SECOND PIVOT MEMBER MOUNTED UPON SAID SUPPORT TUBE AND CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST PIVOT MEMBER, SAID FIRST PIVOT MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO ALLOW THE CASING TO PIVOT ABOUT

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-06-14 1968-12-14 1969-06-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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