Including Adjacent Plane And Curved Mirrors Patents (Class 359/864)
  • Patent number: 5237459
    Abstract: This specification relates to the invention of a vehicular visual safety device. The device utilizes a planar object, and an opposed convex reflecting mirror mounted on the inside surface of a vehicle windshield enabling the driver to see objects lateral, forward and below the level of the front windshield and front portion of the vehicle on the side of the vehicle opposite and lateral to the driver (passenger side) which heretofore encompassed a dangerous blind spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Inventor: Arthur Strauss
  • Patent number: 5200859
    Abstract: A vision saver for use with a computer monitor relieves eye strain, reduces focusing problems, minimizes eye convergence, reduces the number of eye and head movements by an operator using a computer keyboard with the computer monitor, and reduces glare. The vision saver comprises first and second reflecting surfaces and a supporting structure for supporting the reflecting surfaces in spaced relation in front of the computer monitor such that the first reflecting surface faces the screen of the monitor and the second reflecting surface, and the second reflecting surface faces the first reflecting surface and outwardly from the screen of the monitor whereby a person can visually observe the screen of the computer monitor by viewing the second reflecting surface which can advantageously be positioned closer to the computer keyboard than the screen of the monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Ergonomic Eyecare Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard E. Payner, Jimmy L. Keener
  • Patent number: 5198938
    Abstract: A wide-angle mirror attachment for an existing side mirror of a van, pick-up truck, truck, and the like, whereby all blind spots are eliminated when viewing the rear during driving. The wide-angle mirror attachment in a first embodiment is uniquely designed for a specific type of pick-up truck, and, in other embodiments is provided will a more universal-type of mount that allows it to be mounted to most types of trucks and vans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Ward
  • Patent number: 5166833
    Abstract: This invention relates to a rear side mirror for vehicles and in particular to one including a front side with a flat surface and a rear side having a first planar surface gradually decreased in width from an inner edge to a vertical lateral edge, a second surface concaving from a vertical outer edge towards the first planar surface, and a third surface concaving from a lower edge towards the first planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Inventor: Tian T. Shyu
  • Patent number: 5165081
    Abstract: An auxiliary mirror that can be easily attached to a vehicle's existing rear-view mirror to improve visibility of the back seat or blind spots. The auxiliary mirror is mounted on a pair of telescoping brackets for attachment on either side and above or below the existing rear-view mirror. The pair of L-shaped brackets have intersecting back plates and arms that clamp onto the upper and lower edges of the existing rear-view mirror. The brackets are clamped with a finger nut and bolt in one embodiment and with a stiff coil spring in another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Inventor: Dennis W. Drumheller
  • Patent number: 5115352
    Abstract: A double external rear view mirror assembly for motor vehicles and comprising a frame that supports a comparatively large flat mirror and a comparatively small convex mirror, and two actuators for pivoting the two mirrors, respectively, about their respective longitudinal and transverse axes with each of the actuators including two electric motors mounted on the frame base, a support for supporting a respective mirror in the frame, and a transmission element that connects the two motors with the support for the respective mirror to pivot the same about its longitudinal and transverse axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Inventor: Antonio Ferreita do Espirito Santo
  • Patent number: 5044739
    Abstract: The auxiliary external rear view mirror set has a smaller auxiliary convex mirror mounted on a smooth comparatively larger base mirror so that the smaller auxiliary convex mirror may be tilted to a limited extent to more precisely position the wide angle field of view it provides. The convex mirror is attached to a tilting plate by an adhesive means. The tilting plate has a central projecting member with a cavity. A support plate attached to the smooth base mirror by another adhesive means has a corresponding central bar with a spherical head which engages in the cavity of the tilting plate so that the convex mirror and tilting plate are pivotable. Stop pieces mounted on the support plate spaced from the central bar are positioned to be engagable with offset members attached to the rear side of the tilting plate so that the tilting of the convex mirror is limited to some extent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Metagal Industria e Comercio Ltda.
    Inventor: Antonio F. do Espirito Santo