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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2003
Applicants:
Rex E. Blakeman, Michigan Center, MI (US);
Don S. Rawlings, Caledonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rex E. Blakeman, Michigan Center, MI (US);
Don S. Rawlings, Caledonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Kentwood, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/06 (2006.01); B60R 1/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plurality of snap-fit fasteners is used to assemble a vehicular mirror assembly, such as attaching a tilt actuator to a mounting frame or the mounting frame to a mirror housing. The fasteners comprise a resilient mounting post having a bulb portion and an adjoining undercut or neck portion with a bore extending coaxially therethrough which is received in a mating aperture in a snap fit communication.