| CPC B60R 11/00 (2013.01) [B60R 2011/0033 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0063 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0071 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. An accessory mounting device for a rearview mirror, the device comprising:
a housing having a front wall, a rear wall, and a perimeter wall, the perimeter wall being coupled to and extending between the front and rear walls, the housing defining an interior space therein, the perimeter wall defining a slot extending therethrough to the interior space;
an engagement member movably mounted in the housing, the engagement member being biased in a grasping action in which the engagement member is urged toward a peripheral edge of the slot, the engagement member and the peripheral edge of the slot being configured to cooperatively grasp an accessory therebetween when the engagement member is urged in the grasping action; and
a button fixedly coupled to the engagement member and operable to move the engagement member in a release action away from the peripheral edge of the slot, thereby expanding a gap between the engagement member and the peripheral edge of the slot;
wherein the housing is configured to selectively mount to a back side of the rearview mirror; and
a grip coupled to the housing, the grip having a pair of contact portions positioned opposite each other across the housing, each contact portion comprising a pair of protrusions which extend outwardly away from the housing.
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