Appeal No. 95-2264
Application 08/125,750
Bloom seeks to eliminate the blind spot which exists when only using the conventional
flat, side-mounted vehicle rearview mirror and to increase the angular viewing area of
the conventional mirror. The assembly (10) comprises an integrally molded box-like
body (15), a rigid plate (25) attachable to the body (15), and a relatively thick resilient
pad (26) and adhesive layers (27, 28) on the pad for joining the resilient pad to the
plate (25) and mounting the mirror assembly onto the conventional mirror glass (12).
As noted at column 3, lines 48-59, the exposed curved surface (38) of the box-like body
is coated with a suitable reflective coating to produce the wide angle reflective effect,
but, alternatively, the entire outer surface of the box-like body may be so coated or
mirrored. The mirror assembly of Bloom differs from that set forth in appellant's claim
21 on appeal in that it does not include a first flat mirror and a second convex mirror,
each of which are "positioned within said housing" and in a respective first and second
predetermined relationship with the rear surface of the housing. The mirror assembly
of Bloom differs from that set forth in appellant's claim 22 on appeal in that it does not
include a first convex mirror and a second convex mirror, each of which are "positioned
within said housing" and in a respective first and second predetermined relationship
with the rear surface of the housing.
The examiner's attempt to selectively modify the auxiliary mirror assembly of
Bloom by the disparate teachings of the factory-installed mirror assemblies of Musinu
and Otaka is unavailing. In our opinion, it is contrary to the teachings of Bloom to
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