Exterior windshield surface blower
OwnerGeorge W. Pappinventor
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Abstract
In a preferred embodiment, an exterior windshield surface blower system to direct a flow of air at the windshield of a vehicle to remove rain and snow therefrom, the system including: an air deflector disposed along a lower edge of the exterior windshield surface and having a generally vertical face in proximity thereto, an air directing jets disposed in the face so as to direct forced air against the windshield, and an air supply arrangement to supply air to the air directing jets.
Claims14
An exterior windshield surface blower system, disposed on a vehicle, to direct a flow of air at a windshield of the vehicle to remove rain and snow therefrom, said system comprising:
- (a) an air deflector disposed along a lower edge of said exterior windshield surface, having an upper surface and having a generally vertical face in proximity with the exterior windshield surface;
- (b) an air directing means disposed in said face so as to direct forced air against said windshield;
- (c) said air directing means comprises a plurality of fan spray jets;
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- (d) an air supply means to supply forced air to said air directing means.
An exterior windshield surface blower system, disposed in a vehicle, to direct a flow of air at a windshield of the vehicle to remove rain and snow therefrom, said system comprising:
- (a) air directing means disposed so as to direct air against said windshield;
- (b) a pressurized air reservoir tank connected to said air directing means;
- (c) compressing means connected to said pressurized air reservoir tank to supply compressed air to said pressurized air reservoir tank;
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- (d) said air directing means comprises an air deflector having a face, a plurality of fin spray jets is disposed in said face, and having a curved upper surface arranged so as to direct a stream of air over and past said windshield as the vehicle moves in a forward direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.