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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318246 | End clip of vehicle wiper blade The present invention includes clips elements that are advantageously employed with vehicle wiper blades. Particularly preferred clip elements may comprise a clip body inserted into a tip of a wiper blade, and a latching cover rotatably installed at the clip body. I... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6311363 | Wiper blade for cleaning motor vehicles windscreens A wiper blade for cleaning windows of motor vehicles has a support bracket system having retaining claws disposed on claw brackets. The retaining claws grip a head strip of a wiper strip of an elastic material which is fixed longitudinally with a securing... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6119302 | Wiper blade with replaceable wiper blade rubber for a vehicle windscreen wiper A wiper squeegee is mounted in the holding claws of a support frame. The capability of the wiper squeegee to shift in the longitudinal direction is limited by a fixed first stop on a first end of the support frame and a second stop which can move between ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5862567 | Windshield wiper for a car A windshield wiper for a car which can wipe wetness or dust stuck on the windshield surface almost completely with a firm pressing pressure. The windshield wiper presses plurality of pressing spots on a curved windshield to wipe efficiently the curved win... | 01/26/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5392489 | Antilift wiper blade assembly with integral flexor and airfoil An antilift wiper blade assembly for clearing a generally nonplanar vehicular windshield includes a pressure-distributing superstructure and a resilient wiping element. An elongated flexor interconnects the wiping element and the superstructure and has a ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5023972 | Spare wiper element A spare wiper element for a wiper blade and a method for the assembly of the spare wiper element. The spring bars are held in lateral grooves of a wiper rubber basic body and are secured by holding clamps lapping over the basic body of the wiper rubber du... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4944064 | Wiper blade with retention means The wiper blade comprises a superstructure 1 provided with a claw 1a, a pressure distributing rod 2, a wiping element 3 and a retention means 4. A recess provided on the bottom portion of the pressure distributing rod 2 and a recess provided on the top po... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4930180 | Windshield wiper blade A windshield wiper blade universally adaptable to engage different pressure distributing superstructures having claws to retain the blade assembly. The elements of the wiper blade can be varied in order to accommodate the claw width and head clearance of ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4715082 | Windshield wiper blade assembly A windshield wiper blade superstructure is provided with one or more fin like depending projections. Slots are provided in the backing strip positioned to receive a corresponding depending projection to limit longitudinal displacement of the refill unit r... | 12/29/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4571770 | Windshield wiper device for motor vehicles A wiper device for wiping windshield panes of motor vehicles includes an oscillating blade driven in the direction transverse to the direction of its elongation and having a support with at least two pairs of end claws and an elastic rail having a wiper l... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4543682 | Windshield wiper device for motor vehicles In a windshield wiper device each wiper blade has a wiper element with a lip applied to a windshield to be wiped and a back portion held in an elastic rail made from elastic plastics. The wiper element is secured on the elastic rail against mutual displac... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4457041 | Retaining systems for squeegee assemblies in windshield A windshield wiper comprises a pressure-applying superstructure and a squeegee assembly releasably mounted on the superstructure to permit replacement of the squeegee when worn. Releasable retaining means comprise a projection on one of the superstructure... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4337547 | Screen wiper A screen wiper intended to be detachably fitted on the end of a wiper arm, comprises a harness having means for attachment of the harness to said arm, an elastically deformable elongated piece having means along a portion thereof towards one end for suppo... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4296522 | Reversible dual windshield wiper A reversible dual windshield wiper having a blade holder with a flexible wiping blade mounted on each side thereof. One or more retaining clips are mounted to a wiper arm to accept and hold the blade holder with either wiping blade in the active position.... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4264998 | Windshield wiper flexor In a wiper assembly (10) for a windshield, a window, a headlight, or the like, including a flexor (20) for a resilient wiping element (21) having laterally extending tabs (45,46) and lateral indents (55,56) defined on the flexor by the lateral edges (33,3... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4063328 | Laminate support for windshield wiper blades A laminate support for windshield wiper blades comprising a curved laminate element which is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction and being provided with a longitudinal slit for retaining a longitudinal rib of the wiper blade and parallel ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4028770 | Windshield wiper assembly A windshield wiper assembly is disclosed as comprising a one-piece blade superstructure fabricated of a molded polymeric material having a curvalinear shape such that uniform wiping pressure is applied along its entire length as a result of a force being ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4005503 | Windshield wiper blade refill A windshield wiper blade unit for use with a blade holder, or pressure distributing wiper structure, having a detachable blade-carrying yoke portion comprises a backing member consisting of an extruded elastically resilient strip having a longitudinally h... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3942212 | Windshield wiper assembly The disclosed windshield wiper assembly includes a squeegee, a backing element operatively connected to the squeegee, and a superstructure which is removably connected to the backing element and adapted to be connected to a windshield wiper arm for urging... | 03/09/1976 |
