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US 11,760,312 B2Granted
Windshield wiper blade
AssigneePylon Manufacturing Corp.
InventorsWilliam Young, Jesus Yee
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Abstract
A wiper blade may include a central connection device having an upper passage and a lower passage. An upper beam may be provided in the upper passage and a lower beam may be provided in the lower passage. The lower beam may also support a wiper strip. In use, the upper beam may forcibly contact the lower beam. A cover may be provided, and the cover may have an airfoil cross-sectional profile. A wiper blade assembly is also disclosed utilizing an embodiment of a wiper blade with a connector for connecting the wiper blade with a wiper arm of a vehicle.
Claims15
A wiper blade comprising:
- a central connection device including an upper passage and a lower passage;
- an upper beam secured within the upper passage, the upper passage having longitudinal ends, each of which is rounded downwards;
- a lower beam secured within the lower passage;
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- a wiper strip held by the lower beam, wherein longitudinal ends of the upper beam each contact the lower beam as the wiper blade is in operation.
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A wiper blade comprising:
- a central connection device including an upper passage and a lower passage, the upper passage includes an upward projection, the lower passage including an upper portion and a lower portion;
- an upper beam including a central hole, the upper beam secured within the upper passage by the central hole engaging the upward projection;
- a lower beam secured within the lower portion of the lower passage, the lower beam including at least one end slot proximate each longitudinal end of the lower beam;
- a wiper strip held by the lower beam, an upper portion of the wiper strip positioned in the upper portion of the lower passage;
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- a cover having two longitudinal end portions and a central opening between the end portions, each end portion including an internal end grip for engaging one of the end slots of the lower beam, and the central opening including internal central grips for connecting the cover with the central connection device,
- wherein the longitudinal ends of the upper beam each contact the lower beam as the wiper blade is in operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.