Windshield wiper blade device

A windshield wiper blade device for replacing a wiper blade assembly of the type having a wiper blade supported upon a frame structure and operatively connected to a wiper arm, comprising:

• a jacket member constructed having a bladed edge integrally formed along the bottom of said jacket member and a chamber partially opened along the top edge thereof formed to contain the existing wiper blade assembly, the chamber being further formed having opposed side walls each lined with a resilient surface layer having a common inward profile to engage the existing wiper blade assembly transversely therebetween and an angled nesting area along the bottom of the chamber to hold the existing wiper blade therein;
• and
• fastener means operatively connected to said jacket member for closing the chamber in sealed engagement about the existing wiper blade assembly.

In an automatic windshield wiper system having a wiper blade held upon associated frame structure operatively mounted to a wiper arm along the windshield of a vehicle, an improved device for wiper blade replacement comprising:

• bladed jacket means for fitted containment of the wiper blade and associated frame structure in operative engagement with the wiper arm;
• and
• fastener means for releasably sealing said bladed jacket means about the wiper blade and associated frame structure.