Contour flat blade packaging design

A flat blade style wiper blade and shipping container package assembly, said assembly comprising:

• a flat blade windshield wiper having at least one elongated and curved flexor, a wiper element operatively connected to said flexor, and a connector affixed to said flexor generally midway along the length thereof;
• a protective package surrounding said wiper, said package including a flexible front panel, a generally planar back panel, a generally planar left side panel adjoining respective sides of said front and back panels, and a generally planar right side panel adjoining respective sides of said front and back panels opposite said left side panel;
• said package further including respective top and bottom end flaps spaced apart from one another, said top and bottom end flaps extending between said front and back panels for forcing said front panel to form in a generally semi-cylindrical configuration bowed outwardly relative to said back panel;
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• said wiper disposed in a shipping condition in said package between said top and bottom end flaps, with said connector of said wiper bearing in direct pressing contact with said bowed front panel while said wiper element is maintained in a spaced, non-touching relation to any portion of said package.