Apparatus (10) comprises a mirror assembly (12), an arm 14 connected to the mirror assembly (12), and a clamp 18 mounted by the arm 14 and for connecting to a vehicle wing mirror 42, the clamp 18 comprises a frame 26 and a movable clamping member 28, the clamping member 28 including an engaging portion 36. The engaging portion 36 includes an engaging surface 40 including a longitudinal substantially central ridge 44 and a longitudinal side ridge 46, each of the two ridges 44, 46 extending away from the engaging surface a distance greater than the remainder of the engaging surface 40. The central ridge 44 complements a groove in the wing mirror (42) for improved engagement of the apparatus with the vehicle.
Improved gripper pad for towing mirror clamp
2016-03-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |