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US 5,699,581 AGranted
Heated wiper assembly with brush attachment
OwnerKen Heneghan, Karen Heneghaninventors
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Abstract
A heated windshield wiper with a detachable brush assembly. An enclosed metal housing contains the heating element supplied with electrical energy from the engine's battery to heat the attached wiper. The brush is slidably mounted within an external housing channel and retained therein by two spring tab members extending through openings in the housing. Fluid from the automobile's windshield washer reservoir may be supplied heat from a second heating element before sprayed on the windshield.
Claims2
An electrically heated windshield wiper assembly for use with automobiles, said assembly comprising:
- an elongated tubular housing chassis extending in a first direction, said chassis defining a top and a bottom, said chassis having a slot defined on said bottom, an external channel member extending along and coupled with a lower edge of said bottom and a plurality of side chassis openings extending therethrough;
- an elongated wiper blade received in said slot;
- an elongated detachable brush assembly mounted on said external channel member, said brush assembly including a brush and an elongated brush mounting member detachably engaging said channel member, said mounting member having a plurality of spring tab members which engage in respective chassis openings;
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- an electrical heating element mounted within and to said chassis, said heating element adapted to be connected to a power supply to supply heat to the chassis.
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