Typically, in bathrooms, mirrors are either rigidly mounted to the wall surface or contained as part of a vanity such that the mirror is fixed in a generally vertical orientation with respect to the vertical axis of the bathroom wall surface. However, with the advent of federal, state and local regulations regarding rights of the handicapped, such as the American with Disabilities Act, "accessibility" of bathroom fixtures for use by the handicapped is of great importance, especially in public settings. In lieu thereof, it has been found desirable to provide a mechanism which allows the bathroom mirror to be easily tilted at a predetermined angle generally downwardly with respect to the vertical axis of the wall surface such that it is accessible for use by handicapped individuals.
In the past, in order to provide a pivotally tiltable mirror, typically, the mirror assembly has included two knobs extending outwardly from the side edges thereof. These knobs fit into generally U-shaped slots provided at the ends of upwardly extending arms of a support assembly. In order to pivotally tilt these mirrors, either the upper or lower portion of the mirror is pushed forwardly or rearwardly to obtain the desired mirror angle. These mirrors have been found disadvantageous, especially in public places, as the pivotal angular movement of the mirror is not restricted thereby leading to potential breakage of the mirror due to accidental contact of the mirror assembly with another surface as well as inconvenience in terms of the user maintaining the mirror assembly at the desired angle. Moreover, these mirror assemblies are not practical for use in bathroom settings. It has therefore been found desirable to provide a tilting mechanism for bathroom mirrors which allow the bottom portion of the mirror to be pushed inwardly such that pivotal angular movement of the mirror is restricted to thereby minimize the possible attendant chances of mirror breakage while at the same time retaining the mirror in the proper angular position.