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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1983
Chester R Huddleston, Ripley, MS (US);
Harman Automotive, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A rearview mirror and pivot construction therefor having improved stability in mechanically and electrically driven remote control mirror structures and which permits mounting and dismounting of the apparatus at the mirror end. A female hemispherical receiver is matingly engaged against a hemispherical male element. An intermediate armed cross pivot is engaged in a fixed path by both the male and female elements and confines relative pivotal movement between said male and female elements to transverse paths defined by the cross pivot element. One of the male and female elements is secured to a mirror base. The other of the male and female elements is detentably secured to a backing fixture holding the reflective element in the rearview mirror.