Windshield wiper blade cover
OwnerAndrey Isayaninventor
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Abstract
A protective cover for a windshield wiper blade is provided. The cover may be secured on a windshield, or windscreen, in line with any windshield wipers adapted for use on a motor vehicle such as an automobile, watercraft, or even aircraft. The cover comprises a shell sized to envelop at least a blade portion of a windshield wiper when such wiper is not in use. The shell is defined, in part, by a rear flap that is hingedly engaged along a back edge of a base and releaseable from a closed position. In operation, an activated windshield wiper will automatically exit the shell to displace water and debris on the windshield by pressing the rear flap into an open position as it pivots across a windshield.
Claims6
A cover for a windshield wiper assembly having at least an arm, a blade portion, and a blade holder, the cover comprising:
- an elongated shell sized to envelop at least the blade portion of the windshield wiper assembly, the shell defined by
- a base securable to a windshield,
- a first side and a second side upwardly extending from opposite first and second edges of the base,
- a rear flap disposed between the first side and second side, the rear flap hingedly attached along a back edge of the base and releaseably engageable with the first and second sides, the rear flap further configured to lie level with the base when disengaged from the first and second sides to permit the blade portion to slideably exit the cover and
- a fixed front portion disposed between the left side and right side and upwardly extending from a front edge of the base,
- wherein the front portion of the shell and rear flap define a rest portion to support the blade holder in a resting position so that the blade portion is prevented from being held under pressure against the windshield while enveloped in the shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.