Size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly
OwnerAnthony Guastella, Ryan J. Thomas +2inventors
InventorsAnthony Guastella, Ryan J. Thomas, Ronald C. Roberts, Michael L. Hyer
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Abstract
A size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly includes a flexible vertebra, a wiper strip, and a curved spline. The flexible vertebra has scores on an upper side of the flexible vertebra for enabling a user to size the flexible vertebra to a desired size. The wiper strip may include grooves for connecting the wiper strip to the flexible vertebra. The curved spline is inserted into a cavity between the underside of the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip, thereby causing the flexible vertebra to form a curve shape such that the wiper strip is capable of closely hugging a surface of a windshield.
Claims22
A size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly comprising:
- a flexible vertebra having longitudinal sides forming two support members and a cavity on an underside of the flexible vertebra, the flexible vertebra having scores on an upper side of the flexible vertebra for enabling a user to size the flexible vertebra to a desired size;
- a wiper strip having grooves for receiving the support members of the flexible vertebra for connecting the wiper strip to the flexible vertebra;
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- a curved spline having a length that is not longer than a minimum length of the flexible vertebra, the minimum length being equal to a length from an innermost score from a first end of the flexible vertebra to an innermost score from a second end of the flexible vertebra, the curved spline being inserted into the cavity between the underside of the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip, wherein the curved spline causes the flexible vertebra to form a curve shape such that the wiper strip is capable of conforming to a surface of a windshield.
A size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly comprising:
- a flexible vertebra having longitudinal sides forming two support members and a cavity on an underside of the flexible vertebra;
- a wiper strip having grooves for receiving the support members of the flexible vertebra for connecting the wiper strip to the flexible vertebra;
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- a curved spline associated with at least one of the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip, the curved spline having a length that is not longer than a minimum length to which the flexible vertebra is configured to be sized.
A size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly comprising:
- a flexible vertebra having longitudinal sides forming two support members and a cavity on an underside of the flexible vertebra, the flexible vertebra having a plurality of scores for enabling a user to size the flexible vertebra to a desired size;
- a wiper strip having grooves for receiving the support members of the flexible vertebra for connecting the wiper strip to the flexible vertebra;
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- a curved spline associated with at least one of the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip to impart a biasing force such that the wiper strip is capable of conforming to a surface of a windshield.
A retail display comprising:
- a size-adjustable windshield wiper having a flexible vertebra, a wiper strip, and a curved spline, the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip both being of a first length, the curved spline being of a second length that is less than the first length;
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- a cutting instrument to cut at least one of the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip to a desired length that is equal to or greater than the second length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.