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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2004
Heinrich Lang, Ergersheim, DE;
Jurgen Pfanz, Schillingsfurst, DE;
Markus Meier, Nordheim, DE;
Rudolf Mayer, Gebsattel, DE;
Heinrich Lang, Ergersheim, DE;
Jurgen Pfanz, Schillingsfurst, DE;
Markus Meier, Nordheim, DE;
Rudolf Mayer, Gebsattel, DE;
Lang Mekra North America, LLC, Ridgeway, SC (US);
Abstract
A support arm for a vehicle mirror having at least one mirror head with a mirror pane which includes an upper holding arm () made of plastic with an anchoring element () for mounting on a vehicle, and a lower holding arm () made of plastic with an anchoring element () at the bottom for mounting on a vehicle. A one-piece base () includes a metal tube () whose top or, as the case may be, bottom end is securely connected with the upper and lower holding arm, respectively. The base can also be built in the form of a base plate. In this case, the base has a removable positioning wedge () that can be removed from the base to change the angle of at least one mirror pane and/or mirror head carried by the base. The positioning wedge is attached to provide an exterior driver-side rear view mirror, and is removed to provide a passenger-side rear view mirror.