# US 5,349,717 A · Wet integral windshield wiper arm

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- Number: US 5,349,717 A
- Document ID: US5349717A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/960,624
- Filed: 1992-10-14
- Granted: 1994-09-27
- Earliest claimed: 1992-10-14
- Assignees: ITT Automotive Electrical Systems, Inc.
- Inventors: Douglas D. Patterson; Harry C. Buchanan, Jr.; Michael J. McClain
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5349717A

## CPC

- B60S 1/32: characterised by constructional features of wiper blade arms {or blades}
- B60S 1/3415: {with means for supplying cleaning fluid to windscreen cleaners, e.g. washers (arrangement of nozzles B60S1/52)}
- Y10T 74/18184: Crank, pitman, and lever
- Y10T 74/20582: Levers
- B60S: SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

An integral windshield wiper arm having a pivot, a crank, and a blade mount communicates fluid from a reservoir beneath a cowl to a windshield wiper blade above the cowl. The pivot has a sealed cavity running its length. The cavity in each of the crank and the blade mount fluidly connect with the cavity in the pivot.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An integral wiper arm for a vehicle having both a source of pressurized washer fluid and a cowl that supports the arm, the arm comprising:
a pivot having an inner wall, an outer wall and a cavity disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, the inner wall defining an aperture passing through the pivot;
a crack extending a first length from the pivot having a generally box shaped cross section transverse to the first length of the crank providing an interior cavity, the interior cavity of the crank being fluidly connected to the cavity of the pivot; and
a blade mount extending a second length from the pivot having a generally box shaped cross section transverse to the second length of the blade mount providing an interior cavity, the interior cavity of the blade mount being fluidly connected to the cavity of the pivot, whereby the interconnected cavities provide a path for the pressurized washer fluid through the arm.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An integral wiper arm for a vehicle as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a first nozzle projecting from the crank, having a first opening fluid connecting the interconnected cavity with a surrounding ambient environment; and
a second nozzle projecting from the blade mount, having a second opening fluidly connecting the interconnected cavities with a surrounding ambient environment.