Christopher James Albers

US Patent:

50847856, Jan 28, 1992

Filed:

May 11, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/522673

Inventors:

Christopher J. Albers - Woodlawn OH
David J. Albers - Springfield Township, Hamilton County OH
George R. Sontag - Miamiville OH

Assignee:

Rovic Corporation - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

G02B 510

US Classification:

359868

Abstract:

A safety mirror mountable adjacent the perimeter of a vehicle is provided for affording vehicle drivers the ability to observe from the driving position an area extending outwardly from at least one location inboard of the portion of the perimeter of the vehicle visible from the location of the mirror. The mirror has a convex aspheric elliptic paraboloid image reflecting mirror surface. The curvature of said mirror surface decreases from a point of maximum curvature spaced from a point of minimum curvature at the peripheral edge of the mirror. A plurality of such safety mirrors may be used as at the front corners of a school bus to afford the driver a view of an area contiguous to the sides of the vehicle and in front of the vehicle, as well as beneath the front of the vehicle ahead of the front wheels thereof.

US Patent:

45497869, Oct 29, 1985

Filed:

Feb 7, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/464661

Inventors:

Joseph H. Albers - Cincinnati OH
Christopher J. Albers - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

G02B 510

US Classification:

350625

Abstract:

A mirror assembly which includes a rubber-like gasket member including spaced aligned openings with continuous slots in inner walls of the openings. Mirror members are mounted in the slots. One of the mirror members can be flat and the other of the mirror members can be spherical. A rigid case supports the gasket. A flange of the case supports side and end strip portions of the gasket member. A body of the case supports a cross strip portion of the gasket member.