Windshield wiper apparatus
OwnerKenneth Arthur Gross, Michael Anthony Grossinventors
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Abstract
Described is a windshield wiper apparatus that is formed to dispense fluid. The wiper apparatus includes an elongate body member having a length with a sealable channel therein that runs along the length. At least one blade protrudes downward along the length of the elongate body member. Further, a series of holes are formed such they pass from the sealable channel and through the elongate body member proximate the at least one blade. Thus, a fluid passing through the sealable channel is dispensed onto a surface proximate the at least one blade.
Claims20
A windshield wiper apparatus, comprising:
- an elongate body member, the elongate body member having a length with a sealable channel therein that runs along the length;
- at single blade that protrudes downward along the length of the elongate body member, the single blade being mobile between a first position and a second position;
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- a series of holes passing from the sealable channel and through the elongate body member proximate the single blade such that a first group of holes is formed to dispense fluid on a first side of the single blade when the single blade is in the first position, and a second group of holes is formed to dispense fluid on a second side of the single blade when the single blade is in the second position, whereby a fluid passing through the sealable channel is dispensed onto a surface proximate the single at least one blade as the blade moves between the first position and second position to divert the fluid between the first and second group of holes.
A windshield wiper apparatus, comprising:
- an elongate body member, the elongate body member having a length with a sealable channel therein that runs along the length;
- at least one blade that protrudes downward along the length of the elongate body member;
- a series of holes passing from the sealable channel and through the elongate body member proximate the at least one blade, whereby a fluid passing through the sealable channel is dispensed onto a surface proximate the at least one blade;
- wherein the elongate body member includes a base portion with a sleeve portion extending therefrom, the sleeve portion formed to interlock with the base portion and form the sealable channel therein;
- wherein the base portion includes a first slot formed therein and a first catch, and wherein the sleeve portion terminates in a second catch, such that when the sleeve portion interlocks with the base portion, the second catch matingly engages with the first catch to form a second slot between the sleeve portion and the base portion;
- a clip, the clip passing through the first and second slots to seal the sleeve portion against to the base portion and form the sealable channel within the elongate body member;
- wherein the clip includes a pair of rigid strips passing through the first and second slots, the pair of rigid strips being held together with a wiper carriage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.