Fully-adjustable Arms
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TWO new driving mirror arms and. brackets have been introduced by Wingard Ltd., Chichester, Sussex. A feature of them is that they can be adjusted to a wide range of positions and when set provide a firm location for the mirror.
The Majorbrac is the larger model having a 13 in. arm whilst the Minibrac has an arm length of 8 in. In both cases there are two methods of adjustment. The arm is extended through the mounting, bracket and has on its end an adjustment collar. The upper face of this locates in squared radial serrations on the mounting body whilst the bottom face has radial angled serrations in which a pin through the end of the arm locates. The angle between the squared serrations
is 40° and between the bottom serrations 45°.
A spring inside the mounting body loads the arm against the collar to hold it rigidly and by rotating the arm the pin can ride over the angled serrations to give changes in setting of 45°. By pressing the arm downwards against the spring it can be rotated to alter the collar's location in the squared serrations to vary the position of the arm by 40°. By combining the forms of adjustment, alternations in settings of 5° are therefore possible.
The bracket is well made and has a neat appearance, All metal 'parts are rustproofed and the finish is a silver enamel. Plastics caps give weather protection for the mechanism.