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US 10,717,414 B2Granted
Windshield wiper blade
OwnerHiroshi Kawashimainventor
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Abstract
A wiper blade having a wiper strip having a wide portion and a lip, and an elongate backing element. The backing element having a top portion, and two opposing legs that descend from the top portion, such that each opposing leg has a claw which extends towards the other opposing leg. A gap formed between the claws that is narrower than a width of the wide portion of the wiper strip. The claws, legs, and top portion define a wiper strip cavity sized to receive the wide portion wiper strip.
Claims20
A wiper blade comprising:
- a wiper strip having a wide portion, a top portion, and a lip;
- an elongate backing element having a top portion and two opposing legs that descend from the top portion, wherein each opposing leg has a claw that extends towards the other opposing leg such that a gap between the claws is narrower than a width of the wide portion of the wiper strip, wherein the claws, legs, and top portion define a wiper strip cavity sized to receive the wide portion of the wiper strip;
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- a wiper sleeve having a sleeve base from which two opposing sleeve legs descend, each sleeve leg having a claw that extends towards the opposing sleeve leg, wherein the sleeve base, sleeve legs, and sleeve claws define a sleeve cavity and the sleeve cavity is sized to receive a top strip on the top portion of the wiper strip,
- wherein the wiper sleeve further comprises a tongue on a top surface of the sleeve base and the backing element further comprises an upper recess sized to receive the tongue.
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A wiper blade comprising:
- a wiper strip having a wide portion and a lip;
- an elongate backing element having a top portion and two opposing legs that descend from the top portion, wherein each opposing leg has a claw that extends towards the other opposing leg such that a gap between the claws is narrower than a width of the wide portion of the wiper strip, wherein the claws, legs, and top portion define a wiper strip cavity sized to receive the wide portion of the wiper strip;
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- a mounting base having
- a base section that is secured on the top portion of the backing element,
- opposing vertical side walls extending above and below the base section, and
- a rivet disposed between the opposed vertical side walls,
- wherein the elongate backing element further includes a central recess sized and shaped to receive a portion of the opposing vertical side walls that extend below the base section.
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A wiper blade comprising:
- a wiper strip having a wide portion, a top portion, and a lip;
- an elongate backing element having a top portion and two opposing legs that descend from the top portion, wherein each opposing leg has a claw that extends towards the other opposing leg such that a gap between the claws is narrower than a width of the wide portion of the wiper strip, wherein the claws, legs, and top portion define a wiper strip cavity sized to receive the wide portion of the wiper strip;
- a mounting base having
- a base section that is secured on the top portion of the backing element,
- opposing vertical side walls extending above and below the base section, and
- a rivet disposed between the opposed vertical side walls;
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- a wiper sleeve having a sleeve base from which two opposing sleeve legs descend, each sleeve leg having a claw that extends towards the opposing sleeve leg, wherein the sleeve base, sleeve legs, and sleeve claws define a sleeve cavity and the sleeve cavity is sized to receive a top strip on the top portion of the wiper strip,
- wherein the wiper sleeve further comprises a tongue on a top surface of the sleeve base and the back element further comprises an upper recess sized to receive the tongue, and
- wherein the elongate backing element further includes a central recess sized and shaped to receive a portion of the opposing vertical side walls that extend below the base section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.