Patents Examined by Ismael Negro
  • Vehicle external rearview mirror with rear facing blinker light
    Patent number: 6280068
    Abstract: An external rearview mirror for a vehicle includes a base for attachment to a vehicle, a mirror head connected to the base, and a holder for a mirror glass. A blinker light on the mirror head provides light which is radiated rearwardly, as viewed in the direction of forward travel of the vehicle. The rearward light is radiated at an angle of at least 55 degrees relative to a straight line that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and that substantially extends beyond the contour of the mirror head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jens Mertens, Hubert Zwick