Wiper blade with cover
AssigneePylon Manufacturing Corp.
InventorsVambi Raymundo Tolentino, Robert Peter Peers
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Abstract
A cover for windshield wiper blades having an elongate body with a central collar and first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar. The first and second elongate portions having outer ends, and the central collar defining an interior passageway having a snap-fit tongue. A channel is disposed along each of the first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar towards the outer ends; and an end retainer or other securing mechanism is located at the outer ends. Also, windshield wiper blades incorporating such covers.
Claims18
A wiper blade comprising:
- a support structure with outer ends;
- a connection device, and a wiper strip connected to the support structure;
- a unitary elongate cover having an integrated central collar, first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar, the first and second elongate portions having outer ends corresponding with the support structure outer ends;
- a first securing device for securing the central collar to the connection device;
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- an end securing mechanism for securing the outer ends of the cover to the outer ends of the support structure, a portion of the end securing mechanism extending laterally and inwardly to define a protrusion, the outer ends of the cover being secured to the support structure by the end securing mechanism.
A windshield wiper cover comprising:
- a support structure having an integrated central collar, first and second elongate portions extending from the integrated central collar, the first and second elongate portions having outer ends;
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- an end retainer defined at the outer ends a portion of which extending laterally and inwardly to define a protrusion, the outer ends of the cover being secured to the support structure by the end retainer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.