Spare wheel carrier-mounted rear window wiper

In a van which includes a van rear closure mounted thereto, a rear spare wheel carder pivotally mounted thereto, a battery, and a rear window wiping means powered by said battery, said wiping means including a wiper blade adapted for pivotal oscillation, said rear closure having a tailgate and a rear window, said rear spare wheel carder mounted adjacent an end of said tailgate and movable between a closed position against said tailgate and clearance positions spaced from said tailgate, said spare wheel carrier extending along and adjacent to the rear window in the closed position, the improvement comprising;

• said rear window wiping means including mounting means adjustably mounting said wiping means to said rear spare wheel carrier at a central location along a lower edge of said rear window, said blade of said rear window wiping means engaging a surface of said window when the carrier is in the closed position.