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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:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1995
William M Perry, Palestine, OH (US);
Kerry L Helmer, Hollansburg, OH (US);
United Technologies Automotive, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive exterior mirror assembly being comprised of a mirror which is held in place and adjusted through a hand set adjustment mechanism which, in turn, is fastened to a bracket; the bracket is attached to an aesthetically pleasing shell. The hand set adjustment mechanism is a low profile assembly, having all of its components mounted from one side. The components are a base, a pivot cup, a sleeve, a retainer, a spring, and a spring retainer. The hand set adjustment mechanism has a partially spherical base with a post centrally extending therefrom for compressibly mounting a pivot cup thereupon. The post extends between the inside of the base and the backside of the mirror casing.