Patents
US 8657249 B2: Low profile pivoting detent joint for a vehicle mirror assembly
- Granted
- 2014-02-25
- Filed
- 2011-09-12 application 13230014
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A carrier base with a lateral base extension having a base hollow interior channel. A tooth ring on the lateral base extension. A stop block channel within the base tooth ring. A support arm pivotally carried on the lateral base extension for carrying a mirror head. A tooth ring included on the support arm engaging the base tooth ring in interlocking cooperation. A stop block carried by the support arm within the support arm tooth ring so that the stop block travels between a first end wall and a second end wall to control movement of the support arm. A connecting bolt carried by the support arm extending through the tooth rings into the hollow base interior channel. A leaf spring biasing the connecting bolt into the hollow base interior channel to draw the support arm against the lateral base extension.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140225.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang-Mekra North America, LLC 44 patents | US company or organization | Ridgeway, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Courbon | Columbia, SC | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ramesh Noone | Columbia, SC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mathieu Lhoste-Clos | Columbia, SC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R1/076 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2014-04-28 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 32835/871 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-12-05 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC signed 2012-07-18 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 31766/711 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-09-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LHOSTE-CLOS, MATHIEU signed 2011-06-30 COURBON, EMMANUEL signed 2011-07-20 NOONE, RAMESH signed 2011-07-20 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 26886/864 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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