US3199075A
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Signal controlled adjustable rear view mirror
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-11-13
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1981-11-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George H Simmons
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:38
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/02; B60R1/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
235 words
A SIGNAL CONTROLLED ADJUSTABLE REAR VIEW MIRROR COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION WITH A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER CONNECTED INTO SAID CIRCUIT FOR CLOSING AND OPENING THE SAME AND WITH A FIRST PAIR OF SIGNAL LAMPS ON THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONNECTED IN SERIES INTO SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND A SECOND PAIR OF SIGNAL LAMPS ON THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONNECTED IN SERIES INTO SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; SAID LAMPS BEING SELECTIVELY ENERGIZED IN PAIRS UPON THE SELECTIVE THROW OF SAID LEVER TO CLOSE SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, A ROTATABLY MOUNTED SHAFT, A REAR VIEW MIRROR ON SAID SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH WHEREBY THE ANGULAR RELATION OF SAID REAR VIEW MIRROR TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF SAID MAY BE SHIFTED IN RESPONSE TO THE SELECTIVE THROW OF SAID DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER, A PAIR OF SOLENOIDS CONNECTED INTO SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; SAID SOLENOIDS BEING SELECTIVELY ENERGIZED IN RESPONSE TO THE SELECTIVE THROW OF SAID DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER, A SOLENOID SHAFT SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAID PAIR OF SOLENOIDS FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT TO AND FRO IN RESPONSE TO THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID SOLENOIDS, AND MEANS ON SAID SOLENOID SHAFT ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID ROTATABLY MOUNTED SHAFT TO EFFECT ROTATION THEREOF CLOCKWISE AND COUNTER-CLOCKWISE IN RESPONSE TO THE THROW OF SAID DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER THEREBY ANGULARLY TO SHIFT SAID REAR VIEW MIRROR AUTOMATICALLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
235 words
A SIGNAL CONTROLLED ADJUSTABLE REAR VIEW MIRROR COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION WITH A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER CONNECTED INTO SAID CIRCUIT FOR CLOSING AND OPENING THE SAME AND WITH A FIRST PAIR OF SIGNAL LAMPS ON THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONNECTED IN SERIES INTO SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND A SECOND PAIR OF SIGNAL LAMPS ON THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONNECTED IN SERIES INTO SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; SAID LAMPS BEING SELECTIVELY ENERGIZED IN PAIRS UPON THE SELECTIVE THROW OF SAID LEVER TO CLOSE SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, A ROTATABLY MOUNTED SHAFT, A REAR VIEW MIRROR ON SAID SHAFT FOR ROTATION THEREWITH WHEREBY THE ANGULAR RELATION OF SAID REAR VIEW MIRROR TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF SAID MAY BE SHIFTED IN RESPONSE TO THE SELECTIVE THROW OF SAID DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER, A PAIR OF SOLENOIDS CONNECTED INTO SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; SAID SOLENOIDS BEING SELECTIVELY ENERGIZED IN RESPONSE TO THE SELECTIVE THROW OF SAID DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER, A SOLENOID SHAFT SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAID PAIR OF SOLENOIDS FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT TO AND FRO IN RESPONSE TO THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID SOLENOIDS, AND MEANS ON SAID SOLENOID SHAFT ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID ROTATABLY MOUNTED SHAFT TO EFFECT ROTATION THEREOF CLOCKWISE AND COUNTER-CLOCKWISE IN RESPONSE TO THE THROW OF SAID DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER THEREBY ANGULARLY TO SHIFT SAID REAR VIEW MIRROR AUTOMATICALLY.
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