Easily installed interchangeable rear vision mirror assembly for automobiles

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AN OUTSIDE REAR VISION MIRROR SUPPORT MECHANISM ADAPTED TO BE REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE EXTERIOR OF A VEHICLE DOOR OF THE TYPE HAVING A WINDOW SILL AND A BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID DOOR SPACED BELOW SAID WINDOW SILL, SAID SUPPORT MECHANISM COMPRISING A MOUNTING PLATE ENGAGEABLE WITH AND REMOVABLY MOUNTABLE ON SAID WINDOW SILL, A BRACE MEMBER, MEANS CONNECTING THE UPPER END OF SAID BRACE MEMBER TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE IN POSITION PERMITTING THE LOWER END OF SAID BRACE MEMBER TO ENGAGE SAID DOOR BELOW SAID MOUTNING PLATE, SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING MEANS HAVING BOTH A FIXED LOCATION PIVOT CONNECTING THE END OF SAID BRACE MEMBER TO SAME AND A SEPARATE MEANS SPACED FROM SAID PIVOT FOR ANCHORING SAID BRACE MEMBER IN A PREDETERMINED ANGULAR RELATION TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE, A STRETCHABLE RESILIENT MEMBER, MEANS JOINING SAID STRETCHABLE RESILIENT MEMEBR TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE IN POSITION TO FACILITATE THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID BRACE MEMBER RESTING AGAINST THE SIDE OF SAID DOOR, A RETAINING MEANS CONNECTED TO THE EXTENDING END OF SAID STRETCHABLE RESILIENT MEMBER AND REMOVABLY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID BOTTOM EDGE OF SAID DOOR TO PLACE SAID STRETCHABLE RESILIENT MEMBER IN TENSION WITH SAID MOUNTING PLATE ENGAGED WITH SAID WINDOW SILL AND SAID BRACE MEMBER RESTING AGAINST SAID DOOR, A REAR VISION MIRROR, A SUPPORTING ARM FOR SAID REAR VISION MIRROR, AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID SUPPORTING ARM ON SAID MOUNTING PLATE WITH SAID REAR VISION MIRROR IN OPERABLE REAR VIEWING POSITION, WHEREIN SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING MEANS CONNECTING UPPER END OF SAID BRACE MEMBER TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE IS IN THE FORM OF A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PLATE MEMBER CARRYING SAID FIXED LOCATED PIVOT AND SAID SEPARATE MEANS SPACED FROM SAID PIVOT FOR BRACE MEMBER IN VARIOUS OPERABLE FIXED POSITIONS RELATIVE TO SAID MOUNTING PLATE, SAID DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PLATE MEMBER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO BOTH SAID MOUNTING PLATE AND THE EXTERIOR OF SAID VEHICLE DOOR.