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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042219 | Wiper arm assembly having locking surfaces A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037569 | Wiper arm assembly having a locking member A wiper arm assembly and method of assembly thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation tow... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7996952 | Wiper arm assembly having a locking catch A wiper arm assembly and method of assembly thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation tow... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996951 | Articulation between a wiper lever and a wiper lever support, and also a wiper arm comprising such an articulation In an articulated connection between a wiper lever and a wiper lever support which can be fixed to a wiper shaft, comprising articulation parts on the wiper lever and on the wiper lever support, a hinge pin on a first articulation part and at least one mounting open... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992249 | Wiper arm assembly having locking arms A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7971313 | Wiper arm assembly having a locking tab A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7908704 | Windscreen wiper system The invention relates to a windscreen wiper system, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one wiper arm provided with an elastic blade (21) and a fixing element (60). The known wiper arms comprise a tension spring which presses the wip... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7559109 | Wiper arm for a window wiping device Disclosed is a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle. It is comprised of at least one fastening part (12) for fastening the wiper arm (10) to the windshield wiper device, one articulated part (16)... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7272890 | Method for producing a wiper arm A wiper arm (10), in particular for a wiper apparatus of a motor vehicle, having at least one joint part (12) and/or one fastening part (18) with a base (30) is proposed, from which at least one and preferably two lateral flanks (32 | 09/25/2007 |
| 7222385 | Portable and removable windshield wiper A removable and portable manually operated windshield wiper assembly that attaches to the top side of a window or window frame of a boat, tractor, atv and the like not otherwise so equipped which can be easily operated by the simple rotation of a handle. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7111355 | Dual mode windshield wiper assembly The present invention is directed to a windshield wiper assembly with an expandable scrubbing element capable of washing debris from a windshield. In one embodiment, the subject invention is comprised of a windshield wiper blade holder having a first and second blad... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7076829 | Fastening element for the wiper arm of a vehicle windshield wiper A fastening part for a wiper arm of a vehicle wiper is disclosed, which can be driven for the pivoting motion and which has a receptacle for the articulated connection of the wiper arm (11). For the sake of economical production of a lightweight fastening par... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7036181 | Fixing piece for a windscreen wiper A mounting part of a windshield wiper, having a receiving opening for a wiper shaft at one end, and forming a part of a fold-away hinge at the other end, and being formed from a flat sheet metal by deep-drawing, punching and bending and having a u-shaped cross-secti... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017225 | Windscreen wiper device comprising a separation-limiting device The invention relates to a windscreen wiper device comprising an arm (1) mounted in such a way that it can pivot about a first axis (3) on a driver (2) which is rotationally actuated within an angular range by means of the shaft (5) of an... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014717 | Wiper assembly having impact action A wiper assembly having impact action includes a wiper shaft cap, a first pivotal yoke, a second pivotal yoke, an actuation device and a wiper arm. The actuation device is formed in one end of the wiper arm. One end of the first pivotal yoke is pivotally attached to... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6964080 | Wiper arm for a windscreen wiper The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper, having a fastening part (12) and a joint member (18) that are connected to one another via a swing-down joint (54), and a tension spring (26) is suspended by one en... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6938297 | Wiper assembly with arm head locking member A wiper assembly for use in vehicles is provided, including a shaft which is connected to a driving motor via a linkage and rotated by the driving motor, an arm head including a shaft hole into which the shaft is inserted, an arm having one end combined with the arm... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931691 | Wiper spring Wiper spring is made of a length of spring wire having hook-like end portions at opposite ends. One of the end portions is shaped to slide over the drive arm of a vehicle wiper assembly from one side. The other end portion is shaped to hook over the wiper arm of the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6862772 | Wiper arm The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) that is comprised of a mounting part (12) and an articulating part (14), which is pivotably connected to a first region (16) of the mounting part (12) by means of a hinge joint (22)... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6810555 | Wiper arm, especially for a windscreen-wiping device of a motor vehicle A wiper arm (10), in particular for a motor vehicle wiper system is proposed, having a pivot part (12) made of plastic, which has two ends and on a first end (16) can be connected to a wiper blade and also, on its second end (18) remote f... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6691367 | Wiper apparatus The invention relates to a wiper apparatus in which a pair of pivot axes are provided, one pivot axis at the central portion and the other pivot axis one side portion in the left and right direction of the window surface. In the invention, wherein the rod... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6665903 | Wiper arm having cover An arm head has a couple of hinge holes. A cover has a couple of hinge projections. The arm head and the cover are hingedly connected to each other through the hinge holes and the hinge projections. A rotation guide extends radially outwardly from each hi... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662400 | Device for driving a wiper arm The invention is based on a device for driving a wiper arm, having a lever mechanism (10) which has a drive lever (14), pivotable about a drive axis (12), and a drop arm (18) pivotable about an axis (16), wherein the drive lever (14) and the drop arm (18)... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6658691 | Wiper arm with rotation restriction member In a wiper arm, a head cover detachably attached to an arm head has a stopper wall that protrudes inward from an end thereof and is inserted into a gap between the arm head and an arm member. When the arm member is rotated by a certain angle to the arm he... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6640381 | Wiper arm for a vehicle A wiper arm for a vehicle has an arm part, a mounting part, a hinge which hingedly connect the arm part with the mounting part, an abutment arranged so that a relative turning movement of the arm part and the mounting part via the hinge unit is limited by... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6560814 | Windshield wiper arm with pivot limiting means In a windshield wiper arm with a first component arm (10), a second component arm (12) and a hinge which joins the first and the second component arm to one another with a folding capacity so that the two component arms can be swivelled relative to one an... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6553608 | Wiper arm for windscreen wiper The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper comprising a mounting part (12) and an articulated part (14) that are connected to each other via a hinged joint (18) that has a hub (24) permanently connected with one part (14 or 12) and ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6505377 | Wiper arm A wiper arm of a windshield wiper has a driven fastening part which is pivotably connected to a joint part, the joint part is rigidly joined by a wiper rod (18, 62), at least one of the parts of the wiper arm is shaped from sheet metal, at least one of th... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6467985 | Fastening element for a wiper arm, and method of manufacturing the same The invention is based on a fastening element for a wiper arm, which on one end has a first fastening region (12) with a conical hub (14) and on another end has a second fastening region (18) with a bearing point (20). It is proposed that the fastening element... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6394688 | Fold-out wiper arm A wiper arm that can be pivoted out of the way, in particular for motor vehicles, having a fastening part (2) and a hinge-part (3), which are joined together via a wiper arm hinge (4) in such a way that the hinge part (3) can be pivoted out of the way abo... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6332237 | Windscreen wiper joint A wiper has a wiper arm including a fastening part and a pivot part with a wiper rod, the fastening part and the pivot part having side walls and being formed as partially overlapping components, and a hinge joint provided between the fastening part and t... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6282743 | Motor vehicle wiper comprising a spring for generating wiping pressure A motor vehicle wiper comprising a driving head designed to be fixed to a free upper end of a wiper driving shaft at a bore includes a wiper arm, which is articulated on the driving head by a rear longitudinal end around a transverse axis which is substan... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6272718 | Wiper arm A wiper arm, has a joint part (1) and a wiper rod (2), in which the wiper rod (2) is guided in the joint part (1) in a guide region (1.2) by means of spaced-apart retaining faces (3, 4), and the retaining faces (3, 4) in the installed state fit over at le... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6249929 | Windscreen wiper arm A windshield wiper arm for windshield wipers in motor vehicles has a fastening part which is connected to a wiper shaft. A joint part connected to a wiper blade is articulated at the fastening part so as to be loaded by a spring. An articulation pin at th... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6233778 | Wiper arm with cap A wiper arm has a fastening element and a cap which surrounds the fastening element and is supported via a bearing face in the form of a closed C radially continuous about a toggle joint covering an angle of more than 180° to maintain the cap on the fast... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5819363 | Windshield wiper for a window with a constant radius of curvature A windshield wiper is provided for a window with a constant radius of curvature. The wiper axis is aligned along a radius with respect to the center of curvature of the window. The wiper arm and the rotatable wiper-bearing part are connected together as a... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5778484 | Windscreen wiper for a motor vehicle having improved elastic return means The invention concerns a windscreen wiper for a motor vehicle, having a windscreen-wiper arm, articulated on a drive head, and of the type in which elastic return means, having a spring attached to the drive head and to a lever mounted pivotally on the dr... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5755005 | Wiper assembly attachment mechanism A windshield wiper attachment mechanism including a drive shaft having a plurality of shaft key-ways formed into a shaft end thereof; at least one locking bar ledge provided on the drive shaft; a wiper holding arm including a shaft receiving cavity having... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5729860 | Screen wiper arm, especially for a motor vehicle A screen wiper for a motor vehicle comprises a casing articulated on a head, which is secured by means of a prefitted nut on to the threaded terminal shank of the wiper drive spindle. The head has an aperture through which the threaded shank passes, and a... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5680669 | Wiper arm especially for cleaning windshields of motor vehicles A wiper arm for cleaning windshields of motor vehicles. The fixing portion of the wiper arm is formed from sheet metal in a manner which is economical and strong.... | 10/28/1997 |