Cantilevered beam-blade windshield-wiper assembly
AssigneeTrico Products Corporation
InventorAnthony J. Komerska
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Abstract
A cantilevered beam-blade windshield-wiper assembly includes a longitudinally extending backbone having first and second ends. A wiper element is mounted to and extends a substantial portion of the longitudinal extent of the backbone and is adapted for wiping engagement with a windshield. A wiper arm is connected to the first end of the backbone such that the backbone is supported in cantilevered fashion by the wiper arm at the first end and the second end is disposed distal the wiper arm. The wiper arm is adapted to be reciprocally driven with respect to the windshield, apply a biasing downward pressure to the backbone in the direction of the windshield, and move the backbone reciprocally across the windshield.
Claims19
A cantilevered beam-blade windshield-wiper assembly comprising:
- a longitudinally extending backbone having first and second ends;
- a wiper element mounted to and extending a substantial portion of the longitudinal extent of said backbone and adapted for wiping engagement with a windshield;
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- a wiper arm and a coupler connecting said wiper arm to said first end of said backbone such that said backbone is supported in cantilevered fashion by said wiper arm at said first end and said second end is disposed distal said wiper arm, said coupler including a fastener member having a saddle clip adapted to provide a force on said backbone and an adjustable load on said wiper element against the windshield, said wiper arm adapted to be reciprocally driven so as to move said wiper element reciprocally across the windshield.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.