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US 2025/0353469 A1Published application
Triple Blade Windshield Wiper
OwnerDavid Bradfordinventor
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Abstract
A windshield wiper is disclosed herein. The windshield wiper includes a first longitudinal flexible blade member, a second longitudinal flexible blade member and a longitudinal scrubbing member sandwiched between the first longitudinal flexible blade member and the second longitudinal flexible blade member. In some versions, the longitudinal scrubbing member includes a textured outer surface. The windshield wiper is able to squeegee loose debris, such as rain and snow, as well as stuck-on debris, such as stuck on insects and dirt.
Claims20
A windshield wiper comprising:
- a wiper arm mount including at least one arm mounting member attached at a top side of the wiper arm mount and at least one blade mounting member attached at a bottom side of the wiper arm mount, the at least one arm mounting member configured to attach the wiper arm mount to a wiper arm of a windshield;
- a longitudinal mounting member configured to attach to the wiper arm mount via the at least one blade mounting member;
- first and second longitudinal flexible blade members extending downwardly from respective sides of the longitudinal mounting member and together operative to remove loose debris from the windshield, wherein a longitudinal channel is defined between the first and second longitudinal flexible blade members;
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- a longitudinal scrubbing member sized for placement in the longitudinal channel between the first and second longitudinal flexible blade members and oriented parallel therewith, the longitudinal scrubbing member operative to remove stuck-on debris from the windshield.
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A windshield wiper comprising:
- a wiper arm mount including at least one arm mounting member attached at a top side of the wiper arm mount and at least one blade mounting member attached at a bottom side of the wiper arm mount, the at least one arm mounting member configured to attach the wiper arm mount to a wiper arm of a windshield;
- a longitudinal mounting member configured to attach to the wiper arm mount via the at least one blade mounting member;
- a first longitudinal flexible blade member attached to and extending downwardly from the longitudinal mounting member at a first side thereof;
- a second longitudinal flexible blade member attached to and extending downwardly from the longitudinal mounting member at a second side thereof and parallel with the first longitudinal flexible blade member, the first longitudinal flexible blade member and the second longitudinal flexible blade member defining a longitudinal channel therebetween, the first longitudinal flexible blade member and the second longitudinal flexible blade member together operative to remove loose debris from the windshield;
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- a longitudinal scrubbing member sized for placement in the longitudinal channel between the first flexible blade member and the second flexible blade member and oriented parallel therewith, a width of the longitudinal scrubbing member being greater than a width of each of the first longitudinal flexible blade member and the longitudinal flexible blade member, and wherein longitudinal scrubbing member includes a textured mesh outer surface operative to remove stuck-on debris from the windshield.
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A windshield wiper refill comprising:
- a longitudinal mounting member configured to attach to a wiper arm mount;
- first and second longitudinal flexible blade members extending downwardly from respective sides of the longitudinal mounting member, each of the first and second longitudinal flexible blade members including a planar top side, a curved blade member first side opposite a curved blade member second side and each tapering into a tip for removing loose debris from a windshield, wherein a longitudinal channel is defined between the curved blade member second side of the first longitudinal flexible blade member and the curved blade member first side of the second longitudinal flexible blade member;
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- a longitudinal scrubbing member sized for removable placement in the longitudinal channel between the first flexible blade member and the second flexible blade member and oriented parallel therewith, a width of the longitudinal scrubbing member greater than a width of the first and second longitudinal flexible blade members, the longitudinal scrubbing member including a curved scrubbing member first side able to conform to an inner surface of the curved blade member second side of the first longitudinal flexible blade member, and a curved scrubbing member second side able to conform to an inner surface of the curved blade member first side of the second longitudinal flexible blade, the longitudinal scrubbing member further including a textured mesh outer surface operative to remove stuck-on debris from the windshield.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.