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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
William M Perry, Palestine, OH (US);
Assignee:
Sheller-Globe Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350632 ; 350631 ;
Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror assembly that is attached to the side wall of the door of a vehicle having a mirror shell housing mounted on the side wall and a mirror mounting bracket mounted in cantilever fashion on the side wall. The mirror mounting bracket preferably comprises a body having a triangular shape cross section with first and second side walls forming a cavity, the cavity opening to a third side. A plurality of truss walls are interposed between the first and second side walls of the mirror mounting bracket and are constructed and arranged to increase the damping characteristics and natural frequency of the mirror mounting bracket.