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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6675434 | Wiper blade for the glass surfaces of motor vehicles with an elongated, spring-elastic support element In a wiper blade (10) a termination part (26 or 126 or 232 or 326) which covers each end of the wiper blade (10) has a base body (28), located on the side remote from the window (18) and bracing itself on the wiper blade (16, 20) which base body is provid... | 01/13/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6253412 | Wiper blade and replacement kit for a wiper blade The invention concerns a wiper or an exchange kit for a wiper for a windshield wiper installation for the cleaning of a windshield of a vehicle with a wiper blade that is retained on an oblong retaining structure by means of retaining claws of the retaini... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6112365 | Wiper blade for cleaning window glass of motor vehicles A wiper blade for cleaning window glass of motor vehicles, comprising an elongated support frame provided with retaining claws, an elongated wiper strip composed of an elastic material and having a head strip grasped by the retaining claws, the head strip... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6055697 | Windshield wiper blade A windshield wiper blade (10) is proposed for the cleaning of windshields of motor vehicles. The windshield wiper blade has an elongated, flexible support element (12), and is provided with devices for connecting a powered wiper arm (14). An elongated wip... | 05/02/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5933910 | Retainer clip for windshield wiper refill A retainer clip comprising a hollow body or cap for receiving the end portion of an associated backing strip. The body is formed with flanges which locate in respective grooves of the backing strip. Legs with a latch portion to locate a claw termination o... | 08/10/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5711049 | Wiper blade assembly A backing strip for a windscreen wiper blade assembly, and a clip for securing the backing strip to the assembly are disclosed. The backing strip and clip may be used in a wiper refill replacing existing windscreen wiper blades or may be provided as origi... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5598603 | Windscreen wiper arm with improved means for longitudinal immobilization of the reinforced blade The invention concerns a windscreen wiper blade assembly, with a wiper blade on which a connecting flange is connected to a component of a support structure for the wiper blade, which includes an open connecting ring substantially in the form of an invert... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5546627 | Adjustable length windshield wiper A windshield wiper including an outer elongated frame having a top and two vertical sides, a pair of extension arms being a generally inverted U-shaped member having two parallel depending legs each formed with a plurality of holes, the arms are slidably ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5513414 | Wiper blade assembly, wiper blade assembly clip and wiper blade backing strip A backing strip for a windscreen wiper blade assembly, and a clip for securing the backing strip to the assembly are disclosed. The backing strip and clip may be used in a wiper refill replacing existing windscreen wiper blades or may be provided as origi... | 05/07/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5235721 | Windshield wiper refill and improved end clip therefor A wiper refill unit comprising a backing strip and a metallic end clip detachably connected to an end thereof, the end clip having an end wall with a forwardly extending projection therein and, extending forwardly from the end wall, a top wall comprising ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5235720 | Windshield wiper assembly with scrubbing blade A windshield scrubbing and wiping blade assembly includes a scrubbing blade having a mesh covered scrubbing portion and at least one wiping blade in parallel, spaced apart relationship with the scrubbing blade. The mesh and the associated scrubbing portio... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5150498 | Wiper refill unit with improved clip A refill unit for removable attachment to a wiper blade superstructure having a set of claw members. The refill unit comprises an elongate backing strip for carrying at least one flexible wiping element and having outwardly extending side flanges adapted ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5052072 | Windshield-wiper end clip A retaining clip is used in combination with a wiper comprising a flexible wiper blade having a longitudinally extending headed rib and a resilient backing rail formed with a longitudinally extending and forwardly open narrow-neck slot in which the rib is... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4993103 | Wiper blade apparatus A wiper blade assembly includes a rubber blade, a vertebrae holding the rubber blade, a yoke for supporting the vertebrae and a connector having arms for engaging the vertebrae, the rubber blade and the yoke at a common point for connecting the assembly t... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4679276 | Retaining means A releasable retaining means for restraining a squeegee element against longitudinal movement relative to a flexible resilient squeegee element backing strip and for limiting longitudinal movement of the backing strip relative to a harness of a windscreen... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4583259 | Wiper blade refill A refill unit for a windshield wiper blade having a resilient wiping element and a backing member with sidewardly extending flanges. A wiper blade superstructure has at least two articulated yokes or holders with claws on one of the yokes or holders engag... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4566147 | Clip for a wiper blade refill A refill unit for a windshield wiper blade having a resilient wiping element and a backing member with sidewardly extending flanges. A wiper blade superstructure has at least two articulated yokes or holders with claws on one of the yokes or holders engag... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4501043 | Retainer clip for windshield wiper blade assemblies A claw retaining clip for a windshield wiper structure including a relatively rigid base with a locking post extending from one side thereof. A pair of relatively resilient fingers extend in generally parallel relation from the base and each terminates in... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4442566 | Windshield wiper blade refill unit A windshield wiper blade refill unit including an elongate elastic wiping blade having an elongate spline, or backing strip, affixed to it to be received slidably and held detachably in the claws of a pressure-applying wiper blade holder is provided with ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4389747 | Windshield wiper blade refill unit The anchoring strip of an elastomeric squeegee element is retained within the body portion of a plastic supporting strip; the supporting strip includes laterally open channels which slidably engage opposed sets of claws of a superstructure; a plurality of... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4388742 | Retainer clip and retainer clip backing member combination for windshield wiper blade assemblies The invention provides a retainer clip for holding the backing member of a windshield wiper assembly against longitudinal movement in the claws of a superstructure in which it is mounted. In a first embodiment a claw-like body has a resilient tongue forme... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4360943 | Retention clip A retention clip to secure a windscreen wiper rubber and an associated backing strip to a windscreen wiper blade superstructure comprises spaced, substantially parallel first and second parts integral with an interconnecting third part. The first part has... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4271558 | Windshield wiper blade refill assembly and adapter clips A wiper blade refill assembly for replacement in a wiper blade pressure distributing superstructure includes a combination of an elastomeric wiping element supported by an elongate backing element and a set of adapter clips having depending pairs of oppos... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4156951 | Windshield wiper blade unit and fastening clip A windshield wiper blade unit including an elongate backing strip having a slotted central hollow to receive slidably the head and neck portions of an elastic wiper blade, and having along its sides laterally open channels to receive blade holder claws, i... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4075731 | Windshield wiper refill unit A backing strip of a wiper blade refill unit is provided with a narrower element engaging slot to reduce wiper element disengagement from the backing strip, with a greater width to reduce backing strip disengagement from the claws of the superstructure an... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4009503 | Wiper blade unit with fastening clip A replaceable wiper blade unit to be received within the claws of a windshield wiper blade holder includes a longitudinally hollow backing strip slotted along its bottom for receiving an elastic wiper blade, and having along its opposite sides laterally o... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3952360 | Integral retaining clip-refill assembly A wiper assembly including a wiping element having a flexible support member and a resilient wiping member and a pressure-distributing superstructure connected to said flexible support member for transmitting pressure from a wiper arm to said wiping membe... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3940823 | End clip for blade refills An end clip positively secured to the end of a backing strip of a windshield wiper blade refill unit by means of a projection at the end of the backing strip extending from one side thereof through a slot in the end clip to prevent relative longitudinal m... | 03/02/1976 |
