ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,611, issued on July 7, was assigned to GENTEX Corp. (Zeeland, Mich.).
"Hidden mirror tether" was invented by Alexander K. Stapf (Neckarsulm, Germany) and Andreas Kraus (Bad Friedrichshall, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing and a mounting bracket connected to the housing. A mounting member extends between a member first end configured to attach to an overhead structure of the vehicle and a connection end connected to the mounting bracket. A tether includes a first end connected to the mounting bracket. The tether extends at least partially through a hollow interior of the...