US 6,055,697 A · Windshield wiper blade

Abstract

A windshield wiper blade (10) is proposed for the cleaning of windshields of motor vehicles. The windshield wiper blade has an elongated, flexible support element (12), and is provided with devices for connecting a powered wiper arm (14). An elongated wiper lip strip, made of rubber-like material, having a tip and a wiper strip lip is disposed on the support element and is equipped with an elongated spring runner enclosed by the tip. A simple means of mounting the wiper blade results, if the spring runner (30) is disposed in a prefabricated longitudinal channel (28) penetrating the entire length of the tip (24), and further if the spring runner (30) projects with its two ends (32, 33) from the tip (24), and if further these two ends (32, 33) of the spring runner (30) form support devices to secure the wiper strip (18) on the support element (12).

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Dependent claims

A windshield wiper blade, comprising an elongated flexible support element connectable to a powered wiper arm;

an elongated wiper strip composed of a rubber material and having a tip and a wiper strip lip placeable on a windshield, said tip having a longitudinal channel extending over an entire length of said tip;
a spring runner arranged in said longitudinal channel and having two ends protruding outwardly beyond said tip and securing said wiper strip on said support element, said support element having one end section provided with an opening facing said spring runner, said spring runner being provided with a corresponding opening at an adjacent end of said spring runner;
and securing means extending through said openings to secure said end section of said support element and said adjacent end of said spring runner, said securing means comprising a tension clip.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Windshield wiper blade

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Windshield wiper blade

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