Automotive Windshield Wiper Restorer
OwnerRick Elliottinventor
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Abstract
An automobile windshield wiper restorer may take the form of a hand held device that offers a compound curvilinear rectangular three sided resurfacing channel and a flat bottom rectangular three sided resurfacing channel, with both channels coated with abrasive materials on all three sides. The flat bottom channel may have a coarse grit and the compound curvilinear channel may have a fine grit. Water or a wiper solution may be used while moving a wiper through the device. Drawing or swiping the entire length of a windshield wiper blade multiple times back and forth, while wet, through the appropriate support and honing channels removes surface contaminants and imperfections uniformly, thereby restoring the wiper blade to its original functionality.
Claims14
An automotive windshield wiper restoration system, the system comprising:
- a first curvilinear channel (200) defined by a curvilinear back surface (210), a lower curvilinear wall (220) and an upper curvilinear wall (230) wherein:
- a) the curvilinear back surface comprises a center area and two distal outer areas wherein the center area is relatively straight (214) and the two distal outer areas comprise inwardly arched outer edges (212);
- b) the lower curvilinear wall comprises two outward distal areas with each distal area comprising a downward curvilinear curve (225) and the lower curvilinear wall comprises a center area having raised apex (227);
- c) the upper curvilinear wall comprises two outward distal areas with each distal area comprising an upward curvilinear curve (235) and the upper curvilinear wall comprising a center area having a lowered apex (237).
A method of restoring a wiper used upon a windshield, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) using a first curvilinear channel (200) to bend the wiper in an arcuate shape along the longitudinal aspect of the wiper and to bend the wiper along the axial aspect of the wiper wherein the first curvilinear channel defined by a curvilinear back surface (210), a lower curvilinear wall (220) and an upper curvilinear wall (230) wherein:
- b) the curvilinear back surface comprises a center area and two distal outer areas wherein the center area is relatively straight (214) and the two distal outer areas comprise inwardly arched outer edges (212);
- c) the lower curvilinear wall comprises two outward distal areas with each distal area comprising a downward curvilinear curve (225) and the lower curvilinear wall comprises a center area having raised apex (227);
- d) the upper curvilinear wall comprises two outward distal areas with each distal area comprising an upward curvilinear curve (235) and the upper curvilinear wall comprising a center area having a lowered apex (237).
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