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Abstract

A rear view mirror assembly is provided and includes a mirror carrier plate assembly slidably engageable along a sliding direction by a holding plate of a mirror housing for securing the mirror carrier plate assembly to the housing, the holding plate having two opposite sides. The mirror carrier plate assembly includes a substantially planar mirror carrier plate having a first surface for receiving a mirror and a second surface opposite the first surface, and at least two sets of projecting clips extending from the second surface of the mirror carrier plate and configured to receive and matingly retain the opposite sides of the holding plate, the sets being disposed substantially along the sliding direction, at least one of the sets of projecting clips being disposed on the mirror carrier plate so that a first portion of the one set is disposed further from a line extending in the sliding direction than a second portion of the one set. In another embodiment, the mirror carrier plate assembly may be used with a holding plate defining a penetration opening therethrough adjacent a receiving channel, the mirror carrier plate assembly including at least one anchoring element extending through the penetration opening and into the receiving channel. In another embodiment, the mirror carrier plate assembly may be used with a holding plate having at least one receiving channel along an entire first side of the holding plate, an anchoring element configured to extend into the receiving channel, and a holding piece extending from the second surface of the mirror carrier plate, the holding piece configured to slidably receive an entire second side of the holding plate opposite the first side.

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First Claim