Windshield washer and wiper assembly

A windshield washing and wiping assembly for cleaning a windshield of an automobile, the automobile having a windshield wiper arm affixed to motor means for moving the wiper arm in an oscillating motion, the assembly comprising:

• (a) an elongated housing, substantially rectangular in shape, with a top, bottom, front, rear, and a pair of ends, one of said ends having a hole therein, and a slot running the length of said bottom of said housing;
• (i) said housing having first mounting means for slidably mounting said housing to the wiper arm of the automobile, said first mounting means mounted on said top of said housing;
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• (ii) said housing having a series of grooves spaced intermittently along the length thereof, said grooves running through said front, top and rear and being perpendicular to said slot;
• (b) a source of windshield washer fluid under pressure;
• (c) a bladder located inside said housing, said bladder having an outlet which extends through said hole in said end of said housing and couples said washer fluid source to said bladder and two series of perforations running the length of said bladder, said bladder normally being deflated;
• (d) means for washing the windshield of the automobile mounted through said slot in said housing and in contact with said bladder, said washing means not being in contact with the windshield when said bladder is deflated;
• (e) a wiper blade mounted on said bottom of said housing and in contact with the windshield when said bladder is deflated;
• (f) said housing having second mounting means for slidably mounting said wiper blade to said bottom of said housing, said second mounting means being mounted on said rear and said bottom;
• (g) upon actuation of said source of windshield washer fluid under pressure, said washer fluid source supplies washer fluid under pressure to said bladder, inflating said bladder with washer fluid, urging said washing means against the windshield while simultaneously disengaging said wiper blade from the windshield and leaking washer fluid onto said washing means and the windshield;
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• (h) means for deflating said bladder such that when said washer fluid source ceases supplying washer fluid to said bladder, said deflating means deflates said bladder, disengaging said washing means from the windshield and reengaging said wiper blade to the windshield.

A windshield washing and wiping assembly for cleaning a windshield of an automobile, the automobile having a windshield wiper arm affixed to motor means for moving the wiper arm in an oscillating motion, the assembly comprising:

• (a) an elongated housing, substantially rectangular in shape, with a top, bottom, front, rear, and a pair of ends, one of said ends having a hole therein, and a slot running the length of said bottom of said housing;
• (i) said housing having a pair of I-shaped flanges, mounted in series down the length of said top, which slidably engage the wiper arm of the automobile;
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• (ii) said housing having a series of grooves spaced intermittently along the length thereof, said grooves running through said front, top and rear and being perpendicular to said slot in said housing;
• (b) a source of windshield washer fluid under pressure;
• (c) a bladder located inside said housing, said bladder having an outlet which extends through said hole in said end of said housing and couples said washer fluid source to said bladder;
• (i) said bladder having two series of perforations running the length of said bladder;
• (ii) said perforations in said bladder are small enough that said bladder remains inflated while said washer fluid source supplies washer fluid to said bladder;
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• (iii) said bladder normally being deflated;
• (d) means for washing the windshield of the automobile mounted through said slot in said housing and in contact with said bladder, said washing means not being in contact with the windshield when said bladder is deflated;
• (e) a wiper blade mounted on said bottom of said housing and in contact with the windshield when said bladder is deflated;
• (f) said housing having a series of S-shaped flanges and L-shaped flanges running the length of said bottom of said housing in opposition to each other, said S-shaped flanges mounted on said bottom and said L-shaped flanges mounted on said rear of said housing and extending down past said bottom, said flanges slidably engaging said wiper blade;
• (g) upon actuation of said source of windshield washer fluid under pressure, said washer fluid source supplies washer fluid under pressure to said bladder, inflating said bladder with washer fluid, urging said washing means against the windshield while simultaneously disengaging said wiper blade from the windshield and leaking washer fluid onto said washing means and the windshield;
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• (h) means for deflating said bladder such that when said washer fluid source ceases supplying washer fluid to said bladder, said deflating means deflates said bladder, retracting and disengaging said washing means from the windshield and reengaging said wiper blade to the windshield.