Patents Examined by Paul M. Dzierynski
  • Patent number: 5748395
    Abstract: A dual rearview mirror system has a secondary rearview mirror separately adjustable with respect to a primary rearview mirror and stowable within a housing to which the primary mirror is mounted. The secondary mirror is positioned for viewing a separate field of vision by a deployment mechanism, such as a push-push latching arrangement, which allows the secondary mirror to descend from its stowed position by pushing on an exposed surface while permitting stowage by pushing on that same surface to force the secondary mirror into a cavity within the housing. In the stowed position, the secondary mirror is hidden from sight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony J. Rendi, Jr.