Package assembly for wiper blade

A package assembly comprising:

• a pre-curved wiper blade;
• an outer package having front and rear parts cooperatively defining a wiper blade containing space, said front part having a cover and a front peripheral wall, said rear part having a back and a rear peripheral wall;
• a first end cap separable from said outer package having a wiper seat and a flange, said wiper seat defining a longitudinally-facing opening fitted over an end of said wiper blade, said flange extending transversely from said wiper seat to engage at least one of said front part and said rear part;
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• a second end cap separable from said outer package having a wiper seat and a flange, said wiper seat defining a longitudinally-facing opening fitted over an end of said wiper blade, said flange extending transversely from said wiper seat to engage at least one of said front part and said rear part;
• wherein said first end cap, said second end cap and said outer package are configured to cooperatively hold said wiper blade in an at least partially straightened configuration.

An end cap for supporting a wiper blade assembly fitted in an outer package comprising:

• a wiper blade;
• an end cap having a wiper seat, said wiper seat shaped to define a wiper blade opening, said wiper blade opening closely receiving an end of said wiper blade, said wiper blade opening in a first direction;
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• a flange, said flange extending from said wiper seat in a second direction generally perpendicular to said first direction, said flange configured to engage the outer package;
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• wherein said wiper seat includes a beam slot and a pair of offset support slots capable of being fitted onto either end of an asymmetrical wiper blade;
• said beam slot closely receiving a first portion of a beam of said wiper blade regardless of which end of said wiper blade said end cap is fitted, said offset support slots configured to alternatively receive an offset second portion of an asymmetrical wiper blade depending on which end of said wiper blade said end cap is fitted.

A package assembly comprising:

• a pre-curved wiper blade;
• a package having first and second parts cooperatively defining a wiper blade containing space, said wiper blade being fitted into said space;
• a first end cap fitted onto a first end of said wiper blade;
• a second end cap fitted onto a second end of said wiper blade, said first end cap and said second end cap disposed within said package, said first end cap and said second end cap cooperating with said package to at least partially straighten said wiper blade;
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• wherein said first end cap and said second end cap are generally identical and are configured to be fitted into opposite ends of an asymmetrical wiper blade having a beam with a first portion and an offset second portion, said first end cap and said second end cap each including a beam slot configured to closely receive the first portion of a beam of said wiper blade and a pair of offset support slots configured to alternatively receive the offset second portion depending on which end of the wiper blade said first end cap and said second end cap is fitted.

A package assembly comprising:

• a pre-curved wiper blade;
• a package having first and second parts cooperatively defining a wiper blade containing space, said wiper blade being fitted into said space;
• a first end cap fitted onto a first end of said wiper blade;
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• a second end cap fitted onto a second end of said wiper blade, said first end cap and said second end cap disposed within said package, said first end cap and said second end cap cooperating with said package to at least partially straighten said wiper blade;
• wherein each of said first end cap and said second end cap includes a closed end, each of said first end cap and said second end cap includes a beam slot closely receiving a portion of a beam of said wiper blade, each of said first end cap and said second end cap includes a tip slot, said tip slot containing a tip of said wiper blade, said tip slot being shaped so that the tip is not deformed while said wiper blade is packaged, each of said first end cap and said second end cap includes an interlocking element snap-locking each of said first end cap and said second end cap onto opposite ends of said wiper blade.