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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166606 | Squeegee assembly A squeegee assembly (10, 10′) includes a flexible wiper blade (30) sandwiched between a mounting bracket (32, 32′) and a retaining strap (34, 34′). A retainer (94) has a head (98) which is positionable between aligned ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7350259 | Relative axial translation prevention system for wiper blade assemblies A windshield wiper blade assembly is disclosed which comprises a resilient wiper blade having an axial passage through which a flexible support beam is positioned to provide structure. A universal connector element for connecting the blade assembly to a plurality of... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7302732 | Dual blade windshield wiper with scraper A windshield wiper is provided which includes a wiper frame; a scraper having an upper and a lower surface defining opposite leading edges, the upper surface connected to the wiper frame, wherein the wiper frame and scraper form an assembly having a means for rotati... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7263741 | Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be place in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves on its long... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7210190 | Wiping device A wiping device particularly for motor vehicles includes a wiper blade formed of a wiper rubber with two longitudinal grooves arranged opposite each other and a supporting element in the form of two elongated elastic rails arranged in the longitudinal grooves. An ad... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7159269 | Backing strip for windshield wiper A backing strip for a windshield wiper assembly includes a pair of rails. Each of the pair of rails includes a body portion and a detent portion. The detent portion includes a cut-out on each side thereof. The cut-outs are generally symmetric with each other and for... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6978512 | Wiper blade for cleaning vehicle windows A wiper blade is proposed, which is for cleaning for windows, particularly of motor vehicles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14), which can be placed against the window (22) and is connected to an elongated, s... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966096 | Device for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade and wiper arm and wiper blade using such a device The invention relates to a device to connect a wiper arm (12) to a wiper blade (14) featuring a supporting element (16) holding a wiper strip (20) on which a base element (30, 60) is fastened as the first part of a coupling device,... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6951043 | Windscreen wiper The present invention relates to a windscreen wiper that includes a unitary elongate curved beam and a rubber blade mounted to the beam. The beam has a protective end formation located at at least one of its tips. The end formation comprises a deformed end portion o... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6904639 | Wiper blade for cleaning vehicle panes A wiper blade is proposed, which is used for cleaning windows, particularly of motor vehicles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14), which can be placed against the window (22) and is connected in a longitudinal... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6836927 | Wiper blade with wiper strip to carrier element attachment means A wiper blade (10) for windows, in particular of motor vehicles, is proposed that is equipped with a long, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) that can be placed against the window (22), that is situated parallel to the longitudinal axis on a long, ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6185805 | Method of forming a windshield wiper A method of forming a windshield wiper which comprises an oscillating arm and a frame connected thereto receiving a wiping element, wherein the wiping element is reinforced by at least one backing strip located in a longitudinally extending recess provide... | 02/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6000093 | Wiper blade assembly The invention seeks to provide an improved wiper blade assembly, and in a broad aspect provides a windscreen wiper blade assembly comprising at least a primary yoke and a pair of secondary yokes articulated thereto, the primary yoke and/or the secondary y... | 12/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5943728 | Screen wiper blade having improved means for fastening an accessory, and a screen wiper having such a blade A motor vehicle screen wiper blade comprises an articulated structure which carries, by means of a set of grips, a wiping strip of flexible material which it applies against the glass surface to be swept, so that the wiping strip follows the curvature of ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5802663 | Wiper blade windshields of motor vehicles A wiper blade is proposed, which is a part of the windshield wiper system of motor vehicles and is used for cleaning windshields of motor vehicles. The wiper blade has an elongated wiping strip, which is held by a support frame and can be moved, stressed ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5713100 | Bifurcated backing strip for use in windscreen wiper blade assemblies A bifurcated backing member (20) for use in a wiper blade assembly, the bifurcated backing member (20) being formed from an elongated strip (10) having a centrally thinned section (11) which is then laterally displaced such that the edge (14) of the thinn... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5697156 | 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 which is formed with an offset portion that extends transversely on a longitudinally axis of the strip so as to pro... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5661871 | Windshield wiper blade with reinforcing core A windshield wiper blade for vehicles includes a wiper element, a wiper holder having a longitudinal seat restraining a base portion of the wiper element and having a longitudinal cavity in which a metal reinforcing core is disposed, and an arcuate suppor... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5583548 | Bi-directional wiper for ink jet printhead and method of operation A wiper having a flexible, elongated body that is supported by a rigid frame at spaced-apart support points on the body. A wiper nib is connected to the body at an intermediate point between the support points. The nib and body may be integrally formed as... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5522113 | Refill wiper element with frangible clamps A wiper refill element for a wiper blade and a method for the assembly of the wiper refill element to the wiper blade. The spring bars are held in lateral grooves of a wiper rubber squeegee body and are secured by frangible holding clamps lapping over the... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5493750 | Blade assembly for wiping motor vehicle windscreens A wiper blade serves to wipe motor vehicle windows. The wiper blade has an elongated wiping strip contacting the window and a holder which grasps the longitudinal sides of the wiping strip by at least two claws arranged at clip-like frame parts and a secu... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5487205 | Windshield wiper blade with securing rod A replaceable windshield wiping element for a windshield wiper system, including an insert end being made relatively rigid in comparison to the windshield contact end of the wiping element so that the insert end may be fastened with a fastener within a ho... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5459900 | Wiping strip having two co-extruded members and a screen wiper having such a strip A wiping strip, for a motor vehicle windshield wiper, comprises a dorsal portion and a wiping lip which are joined together through a hinge, whereby the wiping lip is able to be deflected with respect to a median position. The wiping strip comprises at le... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5412834 | Windshield wiper blade with composite supporting bracket frame A windshield wiper blade comprises a composite supporting bracket frame pivotally connected with a driven wiper arm and including a plurality of frame components, at least some of the components being provided with holding claws, and elongated wiper strip... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5392488 | Rotatable windshield wiper having a dual blade assembly A windshield wiper for automobiles, comprising a mechanical arm, a holder fixed with the mechanical arm and holding a blade clamp, which then separably connects with a blade with two wiping portions to contact the surface of a windshield for wiping the su... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5339490 | Dual wiper blade assembly An elongate wiper blade assembly comprises a yoke structure provided with a plurality of claw members, each claw member being designed to support a pair of backing strips each adapted to carry a wiper element,... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5231730 | Wiper blade with reinforcing rail locating means A wiper blade for a windshield wiper system of motor vehicles is described, in which wiper blade a reinforcing rail is secured against longitudinal movement in its central area on the wiper lip. The securement is performed by a cam pressed from the blade ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5208939 | Windshield wiper blade and a wiping strip with stiffening element therefor A wiping strip, in particular for a windshield wiper blade of an automotive vehicle, comprises a wiping lip and at least one stiffening element for stiffening the lip. The wiping lip and the stiffening element are secured together by clipping one within t... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4976001 | Wiper blades, spring elements and articles including such spring elements A wiper blade, e.g. for a windscreen of a motor vehicle, comprises an elongate flexible spine from which projects a blade for wiping a surface. The spine has pairs of opposed abutment faces spaced apart along at least a part of the length of the spine and... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4807326 | Backing member in wiperblade of windshield wiper A backing member of a wiperblade of a windshield wiper and comprising two elongated body elements extending parallel at a spaced apart relationship and extending substantially along the entire length of a blade rubber to which the backing member is mounte... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4796326 | Device for connecting a wiping element to the superstructure of a wiper blade A device is provided for securing a wiping element to the superstructure of a wiper blade. Each of two backing strips (13) of the wiping element (2a) is provided, at its exterior longitudinal edge, with a flattened area (13a, 13b) which laterally projects... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4782549 | Device for connecting a wiping element to the superstructure of a wiper blade A device for securing a wiping element to the superstructure of a wiper blade. The wiping element has reinforcing backing strips extending lengthwise thereof. The supersturcture has claws which surround the backing strips and at least a portion of the wip... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4704762 | Wiper blade A wiper blade has a pressure distributing rod for connection to a superstructure. The rod has two lips directed towards a surface to be wiped and between which a wiping element is placed. The pressure distributing rod is linked to the superstructure of th... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4658463 | Wiper blade A wiper blade capable of preventing a harsh metallic noise which is made by the direct impact of a metallic backing plate associated therewith on a blade holder. Rubber flanges are formed integrally with the body of the wiper blade so as to extend upward ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4649592 | Wiper blade A wiper blade is provided and has a pressure distributing rod with a longitudinal groove having a substantially T-shaped form and a wiping element. The T-shaped form of the groove has a horizontal bar and a vertical bar. The wiping element has an upper po... | 03/17/1987 |
