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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127394 | End-piece for a windshield wiper blade unit The invention relates to an end-piece (20) for a windshield wiper blade unit, which end-piece comprises: an open hollow body (26) that receives a longitudinal end of the spine member; and locking means for locking the end of the spine member in the eng... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7406741 | Water-retention coating for a windscreen wiper blade, wiper blade provided with same and method for coating a blade with same A coating for a rubber or elastomer wiper blade of a vehicle windscreen wiper, of the type comprising an additive for reducing the coefficient of friction between the blade and the window, characterised in that it comprises cavities with microscopic dimensions which... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7360272 | Compliant windshield wiper systems A windshield wiper arrangement has a windshield wiper blade coupled thereto. A resilient windshield wiper blade support has a primary beam (405) coupled in a coupling region of the primary beam (405). A first compliant beam portion (406) is form... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7316048 | Wiper structure A wiper structure for a window glass, includes a wiper arm comprising a support arm provided on the wiper arm; and a wiper blade comprising a blade main body, the wiper blade being supported on the wiper arm in an asymmetrical manner about a connecting point, the wi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7210228 | Method of manufacturing a flat wiper blade assembly A heavy-duty flat wiper blade assembly has a wiper element and an extruded metallic frame. The frame has a bottom channel with a slot traversing its length in which the wiper element is maintained. The wiper element extends through the slot and outwardly from the bo... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7194781 | Windscreen wiper device with life span indicator A windscreen wiper device comprising an oscillating arm and a frame connected thereto for receiving a wiper blade, which device includes a life span indicator, characterized in that said indicator is sensitive to water. The indicator can change its color in dependen... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7159267 | Cap for wiper connector The present invention relates to a cap for a wiper connector of a motor vehicle. A cap for wiper is comprised of a pair of side walls facing each other to form space where at least a portion of the wiper connector is accommodated, a connecting part for connecting th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150795 | Transparent windshield wiper assembly and method of cleaning a windshield A transparent windshield wiper assembly is disclosed. The construction details of the assembly are similar to the construction of conventional available wipers but the assembly is fabricated from transparent plastic materials. The wiper blade and wiper arm are also ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140064 | Disposable scrubber attachment for wipers A disposable scrubber attachment for a windshield wiper effective in removing insect remains on a windshield glass is provided. The scrubber attachment is constructed by an elongated piece of a foam rubber wrapper in an elongated mesh netting. On one side of the foa... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7028368 | Wiper blade assembly for motor vehicle The present invention relates to a wiper blade for wiping a windshield of a motor vehicle, and more particularly, to a so-called flat blade wiper which can be connected to a wiper arm without a primary and a secondary yokes. The wiper blade assembly comprises a flex... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6973697 | Automobile wiper holder with pressurized stability, warning effect and variable size This invention relates to a novel automobile wiper holder with pressurized stability, warning effect and variable size, at least constituting the blade holder, the first connecting panel, the second connecting panel, the third connecting panel and the holder seat. T... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6964091 | Wiper blade claw with crimping design A method of manufacturing a wiper blade for a windshield wiper system of motor vehicles with a yoke system for guiding an elongate wiper strip including a lip mounted on a carrier via a web is disclosed. The wiper blade and method of manufacturing the wiper blade in... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6859971 | Windshield wiper assembly having a winter boot A wiper assembly having a wiper frame and a wiper boot is provided. The wiper boot includes an upper wall integrally connected between two side walls. A lower leg is integrally connected to each side wall at an end opposite that of the upper wall. Each lower leg run... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6836925 | Windscreen wiper A windscreen wiper includes an elongate curved backbone which is of a resiliently flexible material having a Young's modulus of between 50 to 350 GPa. The backbone has a substantially spatially consolidated cross-sectional profile at substantially all points along i... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6820303 | Wiper arm with a pivoting connected wiper blade The invention is based on a wiper arm (10), with a pivotably connected wiper blade (16), which includes at least one bracket (18,20,22) and a wiper strip (26) and which is guided laterally in relation to the wiper arm (10) by a dev... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6775877 | Motor vehicle wiper comprising a wear indicator A motor vehicle wiper includes a wiper blade mounted on the free end of a wiper arm and pressing a wiping stem against the glass to be wiped. The wiper is provided with a wear indicator using a substance based at least on an azo compound. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6766553 | Heavy-duty flat wiper blade assembly A heavy-duty flat wiper blade assembly has a wiper element and an extruded metallic frame. The frame has a bottom channel with a slot traversing its length in which the wiper element is maintained. The wiper element extends through the slot and outwardly from the bo... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6760951 | Wiper blade for cleaning vehicle windscreens A wiper blade for cleaning motor vehicle windows includes a wiper strip (12) which is held by a support bracket system (10) and is encompassed by a laterally closed protective profile (14, 22, 24). The protective profile (14, 22) is close... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6743298 | Method for cleaning vehicle windows A method for cleaning vehicle windows by means of a wiper with a wiper strip (12), whose wiper lip (16) rests against the vehicle window. The wiper strip (12) is set into oscillations lateral to its longitudinal direction (20) duri... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6675433 | Beam blade wiper assembly having improved wind lift characteristics A beam blade windshield wiper assembly having an elongated backbone defining a median line extending along its longitudinal beam length between its first and second ends. The backbone includes an upper surface and a lower mounting surface as well as first... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6665904 | Windshield wiper clip A windshield wiper assembly for cleaning a windshield and a method for assembling the windshield wipe assembly is disclosed. The windshield wiper assembly includes at least a plurality of wiper blades, a windshield wiper arm, and a locking clip. The plura... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6599051 | Windshield wiper for an automobile comprising advanced means for articulating the wiper blade on said windshield wiper A windshield wiper, in which an element of the frame of the wiper blade is articulated on the end of a wiper arm by a connector that is articulated on the frame. The connector includes a substantially inverted U-shaped front body which overlaps onto the c... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6481044 | Motor vehicle wiper comprising a connector with a safety lock A motor vehicle wiper articulated on a wiper arm by a connector provided with a sliding lock co-operating with a transverse element of the blade for fixing the connector on the blade. The lock includes a control plate capable of elastic deformation along ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6338177 | Windshield wiper frame with decorative strip The present invention relates to a windshield wiper frame which contains recesses punched on the right and left ribs thereof while decoration strips are fixed in said recesses in order to enhance the beautiful whole appearance and the warning effect. Addi... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6301742 | Compliant force distribution arrangement for window wiper A force distribution arrangement, which is particularly adaptable as a support frame for a windshield wiper support frame (180) for a vehicle, and which can further be provided with an integrally formed windshield wiper blade, is provided with a force inp... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6216311 | Wiper blade rubber element A windshield wiper element for a windshield wiper system of motor vehicles and affixable to a wiper arm, the windshield wiper element having a head for holding the windshield wiper element, a lip adapted to be in pressing contact with a surface to be wipe... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6175986 | Wiping strip for a motor vehicle screen wiper A wiping strip for a motor vehicle screen wiper is in the form of a profiled element of vulcanised material consisting of rubber or an elastomeric material, having a surface layer for reducing the coefficient of friction between the wiping strip and a gla... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6047436 | Automotive windshield wiper blade with service life indicator An improved windshield wiper system having a cumulative ozone indicator (20) disposed in proximity to a wiper blade (10) which gives a visual cue when the wiper blade (10) should be replaced. The exposure to a predetermined amount of ozone causes the indi... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6038730 | Windshield wiper with replacement blade A windshield wiper includes a wiper bridge pivotally connected with at least two claw units for mounting a flexor thereto for engaging a wiping blade. However, the flexor and the two claw units define a receiving housing therebetween for storing an additi... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6004659 | Wiper blade The invention relates to a wiper blade having a head (1) for fastening in the wiper holder bracket, a tilting rib (2), and a lip (3). It is characterized in that the head (1) comprises a stiff polymer, hardened by halogenation, with a Shore A hardness of ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5964025 | Method of making a backing strip for extruded windshield wiper squeegee A rail forming part of a backing strip for a windshield wiper squeegee is formed from a blank comprising a flat metal strip of narrow width. The metal strip is deformed to create an offset portion that extends transversely on a longitudinal axis of the st... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5956801 | Articulated windshield wiper blade assembly and refill kit An improved articulated wiper blade assembly includes a wiper blade sub-assembly having a female and male spline portions, and an internal stake located within the spline channel for preventing longitudinal movement of the male spline within the female sp... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5926907 | Wiper blade replacement assembly A replacement assembly for a wiper blade for cleaning the windshield of a motor vehicle includes an elastic wiper blade assembly that has a top part and a wiper lip, with one respective elastic rail inserted into two lateral longitudinal grooves in the to... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5920949 | Rocking wiper mechanism A rocking wiper mechanism for achieving optimal surface clearance consists of a wiping blade secured in a rocking wiper bracket, a lost motion device connected to the rocking wiper bracket, and a rotating wiper arm driven by a drive output shaft. The lost... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5802661 | Multiple windshield wiper blade assembly A wiper blade assembly (10) is provided including a housing (12), two blades (14), (16), two blade support structures (18), (20), and a switching mechanism (22). The housing (12) includes a shell (26) having two longitudinal channels (28), (28'). The hous... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5797160 | Articulated windshield wiper blade assembly An articulated twin spline windshield wiper blade assembly includes an elongated, resilient, thin-walled polymeric female spline of relatively high durometer having a generally planar backbone, and two opposing arcuate spline legs which extend downwardly ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5742974 | Articulated windshield wiper blade assembly An articulated twin spline windshield wiper blade assembly includes an elongated, resilient, thin-walled polymeric female spline of relatively high durometer having a generally planar backbone, and two opposing arcuate spline legs which extend downwardly ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5715563 | Windshield wiper bracket A windshield wiper adaptor system that fits hook, bayonet and small and large pin wiper arm styles is disclosed. A bracket semi-permanently snap fits to a spring steel flat strip wiper frame. Adaptors fit to the bracket. The bayonet arm adaptor uses an ea... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5682639 | Motor vehicle screen wiper The invention proposes a motor vehicle screen wiper of the type comprising at least one elongate element, made of press-formed and bent sheet metal, and having, in cross section through a transverse plane, the form of an inverted U which comprises two ver... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5644814 | Articulated windshield wiper blade assembly An articulated twin spline windshield wiper blade assembly for acceptance in the claws of a conventional windshield wiper arm assembly comprises a female spline having a circular channel therein for journaling of a cylindrical portion of a male spline. A ... | 07/08/1997 |
