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Abstract

An improved rear view mirror usable in a vehicle, to receive impingement of light rays traveling generally forwardly from the rear, of flank, or flanks of the vehicle and to reflect said rays back toward the viewer in the vehicle which is traveling forwardly, the improvement comprising (a) the mirror assembly having a myriad of reflecting surfaces oriented to reflect said rays, as referred to, has one of the following configurations (N.sub.1) convex rearwardly (N.sub.2) flat, (N.sub.3) V-shaped with apex facing rearwardly, (N.sub.4) flat rearwardly, in two offset sections angled relative to one another, separated by a mirror surface that is free of said myriad of surfaces, (N.sub.5) convex rearwardly, in two offset sections separated by a third section which is flat rearwardly, (N.sub.6) flat and convex, rearwardly in two laterally spaced sections, respectively, which are separated by a mirror surface that is free of said myriad surfaces, the mirror adapted to be positioned in the vehicle cab, behind the windshield, and either symmetrically or assymmetrically with respect to the mid-line of the vehicle. Also, a canopy may be carried by the vehicle to extend generally rearwardly above the level of the mirror and above the space immediately rearwardly of the mirror, but at or below the vehicle ceiling, the canopy absorbing light rays impinging thereon, thus to minimize ghost reflection therefrom via the mirror toward the eyes of said viewer.

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First Claim