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Ryan Proctor

A folding assembly for a vehicle side mirror that employs specialized ramped d&#xe9;tentes. The folding assembly includes a pivot tube and a pivot spring rotatably coupled to a case frame and rigidly coupled to a base frame. The base frame includes a series of ramped d&#xe9;tentes that are seated within corresponding recesses in the case frame. The inside angle (&#x3b2;) of the ramps of the d&#xe9;tentes is steeper than the outside angle (&#x3b2;) of the ramps of the d&#xe9;tentes according to a predetermined formula so that when the case frame is rotated relative to the base frame, and the d&#xe9;tentes move out of their recesses, the force of the rotation is distributed along the entire length of the ramp to increase the durability performance of the mirror and thus its longevity.

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Port Huron, MI, United States of America

Ryan Proctor