Bicycle rearview mirror
View Patent ↗A rearview mirror includes a mirror frame and a mirror mount. The end of the mirror frame, which is connected to the mirror mount, is formed with a through hole. The mirror mount has an upper mount, a clamp and a lower mount. The upper mount is pivotedly connected to the mirror frame and has a ball joint. The ball joint is received in the clamp. The lower mount has a receiving hole for being inserted by the clamp.
1. A rearview mirror for a bicycle, comprising:
a mirror frame; and
a mirror mount, having an upper mount and a lower mount, the upper mount being pivotedly connected to the mirror frame and having a ball joint, the ball joint comprising a ball and a neck connected between the ball and the upper mount, the ball joint being received in a clamp with a spherical cavity and an opened trough, a cross slot passing from the opened trough to a bottom of the clamp through the spherical cavity to split the clamp into two halves, the two halves being connected by the bottom of the clamp to make the clamp flexibly hold the ball, one of the two halves being formed with a recess, and the lower mount having a receiving hole, the receiving hole being of a shape corresponding to the clamp, the clamp being nonrotatably inserted into the receiving hole, the lower mount being formed with a locking hole corresponding to the recess, and a fastener passing through the locking hole to be embedded into the recess to position the clamp.
2. The rearview mirror of claim 1 , wherein an end of the mirror frame, which is connected to the mirror mount, is formed with a through hole.
3. The rearview mirror of claim 1 , wherein a bottom end of the lower mount is provided with a fixing base for connecting to a handlebar.
4. The rearview mirror of claim 1 , wherein the locking hole is a threaded hole and the fastener is a screw.