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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Michael Lorenzo Henderson, Piedmont, SC (US);
Stephen Alfred Wulff, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Michael Lorenzo Henderson, Piedmont, SC (US);
Stephen Alfred Wulff, Simpsonville, SC (US);
SmartTruck Systems, LLC., Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
A side-view mirror assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The mirror assembly may generally include a mirror housing configured to support a mirror. The mirror housing may define an airfoil shape have a first side surface and a second side surface extending between a forward edge and an aft edge. In addition, the mirror housing may be movable between a first position, wherein the mirror housing is aerodynamically aligned with an airflow flowing past the vehicle, and a second position, wherein the mirror reflects a rearwardly extending side-view of the vehicle.