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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. 27, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2004
Frederick T. Bauer, Holland, MI (US);
Daniel J. Bostwick, Grandville, MI (US);
Wayne J. Rumsey, Holland, MI (US);
Robert R. Turnbull, Holland, MI (US);
Alan R. Watson, Buchanan, MI (US);
Frederick T. Bauer, Holland, MI (US);
Daniel J. Bostwick, Grandville, MI (US);
Wayne J. Rumsey, Holland, MI (US);
Robert R. Turnbull, Holland, MI (US);
Alan R. Watson, Buchanan, MI (US);
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
A rearview assembly comprising a rearview element, a rearview element support assembly supporting the rearview element and a mount adjacent the housing. The mount is configured to connect the rearview assembly to a windshield. At least one of the rearview element support assembly and the mount comprises a crush bracket having at least two legs adapted to be compressed as a force strikes a front of the rearview element. The crush bracket can include at least one tab contacting a heat emitting component and/or an electrically conductive component of a circuit to provide a heat sink for the heat emitting component or a ground for the electrically conductive component, respectively.