Windshield wiper with adjustable bearing force

A windshield wiper for clearing environmental debris from a windscreen provided to a motor vehicle comprising:

• an arm support to be coupled to a rotatable pivot head provided to the motor vehicle for oscillating the windshield wiper during operation thereof;
• a wiper arm coupled to the arm support and supporting a wiper blade tat contacts the windscreen with a desired bearing force;
• a first spring fastener provided to the arm support;
• a second spring fastener provided to the wiper arm and separated from the first spring fastener by a first distance;
• at least one additional spring fastener provided to the wiper arm and separated a second distance from the first spring fastener, wherein
• the first and second distances are different;
• and
• a spring having a first end coupled to the first spring fastener and a second end that is coupled to the second spring fastener or the additional spring fastener to establish the desired bearing force with which the wiper blade contacts the windscreen.

A windshield wiper for clearing environmental debris from a windscreen provided to a motor vehicle comprising:

• an arm support to be coupled to a rotatable pivot head provided to the motor vehicle for oscillating the windshield wiper during operation thereof;
• a wiper arm coupled to the arm support and supporting a wiper blade that contacts the windscreen with a desired bearing force;
• a first spring fastener provided to the arm support;
• a second spring fastener provided to the wiper arm and separated from the first spring fastener by a first distance;
• at least one additional spring fastener provided to the arm support and separated a second distance from the second spring fastener, wherein
• the first and second distances are different;
• and
• a spring having a second end coupled to the second spring fastener and a first end that is coupled to the first spring fastener or the additional spring fastener to establish the desired bearing force with which the wiper blade contacts the windscreen.