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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heinrich J Hempelmann, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Harman Automotive, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G02B / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359841 ; 359872 ; 248479 ; 248549 ; 248900 ;
Abstract
A breakaway mirror assembly includes a housing forming a cavity therein. The housing has an opening in an end thereof. An applique is fixedly coupled to the door of an automotive vehicle. A pairs of springs has one end mounted to the applique on a pair of spring mounts. The other end of springs extend into the housing through the opening in the housing. An elongated bracket is connected to the opposite end of each spring. The spring force applied to the housing through the bracket holds the housing to the applique during operation of the automotive vehicle.