Patents
US 9476438 B2: Glass clamp for a vehicle mirror assembly
- Granted
- 2016-10-25
- Filed
- 2013-10-28 application 14064339
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An exterior vehicle mirror assembly including an housing with a mirror glass disposed in the housing. A glass clamp connects the mirror glass and the housing. The glass clamp is slidably carried on both the mirror glass and the housing for moving between a locked position in which the glass clamp secures the mirror glass to the housing in a friction fit arrangement to resist movement of the mirror glass in the housing, and an unlocked position in which the clamp is free to be removed from the housing and mirror glass.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg161025.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Petroff | Columbia, SC | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andreas Enz | Columbia, SC | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16B | Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges; joints or jointing | F16B2/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R1/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B7/182 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T24/44017 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ENZ, ANDREAS signed 2013-10-24 PETROFF, ALEXANDRE signed 2013-10-24 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 31488/806 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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