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US 4,649,593 AGranted
Windshield wiper and cleaner
OwnerJulius C. Gilliam, III, Richard D. Morseinventors
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Abstract
A combined windshield wiping and cleaning device has a scrubbing member with a reticular surface for removing solid matter along with a wiper member for squeegee removal of water. These are formed together with a supporting base as a single monolithic extrusion of an elastomeric material. It fits into the windshield wiper arm in the same way as current blades which only wipe.
Claims17
A combination windshield cleaning and wiping device adapted for connection to a windshield wiper arm assembly for both cleaning solids from a windshield and wiping water from said windshield comprising:
- a base means adapted for connection to said windshield wiper arm assembly;
- at least one elongate cleaning member means supported by and directly connected along its length to said base means, said cleaning member means having a generally tubular configuration with a yieldable wall opposite said base means, said yieldable wall adapted for deforming when forced against said windshield to present an increased cleaning surface to said windshield, said cleaning surface having a mesh surface configuration with an impermeable subsurface for enhanced scrubbing action for solids removal;
- at least one elongate wiper member means generally parallel to said cleaning member means and supported by and directly connected along its length to said base means, said wiper member means having a generally tapering edge opposite said base means, said edge adapted for flexing when forced against said windshield for enhanced wiper and squeegee action for water removal, said wiper means and said cleaning member means being spaced from each other and movably independant of each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.