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An outside rearview mirror for a vehicle including a rectangular vertical frame adapted to be supported outside a vehicle, a mirror supported by the frame, a gear motor attached to the frame and having a drive shaft, a crank arm secured to the drive shaft, a wiper bracket slidably supported on the f

An outside rearview mirror for a vehicle including a rectangular vertical frame adapted to be supported outside a vehicle, a mirror supported by the frame, a gear motor attached to the frame and having a drive shaft, a crank arm secured to the drive shaft, a wiper bracket slidably supported on the frame for vertical reciprocation, a horizontal squeegee member secured to the wiper bracket engaging the mirror front surface, and a connecting rod extending from the outer end of the crankshaft to the wiper bracket so that when the gear motor is energized the wiper bracket is reciprocally actuated to wipe the mirror. As an alternate embodiment, the mirror may include an electric heating element to prevent ice from freezing on the mirror surface.

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An outside rearview mirror for a vehicle, comprising: a rectangular vertical frame adaptable to be supported outside a vehicle; a mirror supported by said frame in the front portion thereof, the mirror having a front surface and a rear surface; a gear motor supported to said frame, the gear motor ha

An outside rearview mirror for a vehicle, comprising: a rectangular vertical frame adaptable to be supported outside a vehicle; a mirror supported by said frame in the front portion thereof, the mirror having a front surface and a rear surface; a gear motor supported to said frame, the gear motor having a drive shaft extending therefrom; a crank arm secured at the inner end to said drive shaft for rotation by said gear motor; a wiper bracket slidably supported on said frame for vertical reciprocation; a horizontal squeegee member secured to said wiper bracket engaging said mirror front surface; a first and second vertical guide member each secured at the upper and lower ends thereof to the back surface of said frame, the guide members being spaced apart from and parallel to each other, the portion of said guide members intermediate the ends being spaced from said frame, said wiper bracket being slidably received between said frame and said guide members intermediate portion whereby said wiper bracket is reciprocally retained in position relative to said frame, a pair of vertically aligned spacers positioned opposite said first and second vertical guide members; and a connecting rod extending from the outer end of said crank to said wiper bracket, said wiper bracket being vertically reciprocated by the rotation of said gear motor drive shaft to wipe said mirror, and wherein said wiper bracket includes a rearward portion and a forward portion, the rearward portion extending adjacent the back surface of said frame and having one end of said connecting rod pivotally attached to the central portion of said rearward portion, the front portion extending adjacent said mirror front surface and having said squeegee member affixed thereto, said front portion being detachable from said rearward portion to facilitate the replacement of said squeegee member, said rearward portion being slidable between said vertical spacers and said vertical guide.