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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1989
Yoshihide Yoshida, Shimizu, JP;
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A covered illuminated vanity mirror including includes a mirror body, a mirror supported on the mirror body, and a cover for exposing and covering the front surface of the mirror and being pivotally mounted on the mirror body. A mounting lug is formed on the cover, and the mirror body is formed to define a space for receiving therein pivotally and movably the mounting lug of the cover. The mounting lug is further formed to have an end surface which is faced faces toward the a rear direction in the open exposed condition of the cover and another end surface which is faced toward the a rear direction in the closed covered condition of the cover. A spring member is received in a space in the mirror body and resiliently selectively engages with corresponding end surfaces of the mounting lug selectively.