Packaging device for a windscreen wiper comprising a curved blade and an integrated flexible structure
First Claim
1. A packaging device comprising:
- a windscreen wiper blade; and
a housing configured to receive the blade, wherein the housing comprises;
a first support surface configured to contact a portion of an upper part of the blade;
a second support surface configured to contact a first portion of a lower part of the blade;
a third support configured to contact a second portion of the lower part of the blade;
a first flange substantially perpendicular to a bottom of the packaging, wherein said first flange is part of a stepped portion of the packaging devicesa centering means; and
a hooking means for hanging the packaging device in a substantially vertical fashion,wherein said centering means is configured to block the blade substantially at a center of the housing when the packaging device is hung by the hooking means,wherein said centering means is disposed at a center of the packaging device,wherein the first support surface extends opposite an area situated between the second support surface and the third support surface,wherein the first, second, and third support surfaces together immobilize the blade inside the housing in a position that is at least partially straightened out relative to a resting position of the blade, andwherein the packaging device is for receiving the windscreen wiper blade is a curved and comprises an integrated flexible structure.
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Abstract
A packaging device for a windscreen wiper blade has a housing configured to receive the blade, having a first support surface configured to contact a portion of an upper part of the blade, a second support surface configured to contact a first portion of a lower part of the blade, a third support surface configured to contact a second portion of the lower part of the blade, a centering means, and a hooking means for hanging the packaging device vertically. The centering means blocks the blade at the center of the housing when the packaging device is hung. The first support surface extends opposite an area situated between the second support surface and the third support surface, and the first, second, and third support surfaces together immobilize the blade inside the housing in a position that is at least partially straightened out relative to a resting position of the blade.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A packaging device comprising:
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a windscreen wiper blade; and a housing configured to receive the blade, wherein the housing comprises; a first support surface configured to contact a portion of an upper part of the blade; a second support surface configured to contact a first portion of a lower part of the blade; a third support configured to contact a second portion of the lower part of the blade;
a first flange substantially perpendicular to a bottom of the packaging, wherein said first flange is part of a stepped portion of the packaging devicesa centering means; and a hooking means for hanging the packaging device in a substantially vertical fashion, wherein said centering means is configured to block the blade substantially at a center of the housing when the packaging device is hung by the hooking means, wherein said centering means is disposed at a center of the packaging device, wherein the first support surface extends opposite an area situated between the second support surface and the third support surface, wherein the first, second, and third support surfaces together immobilize the blade inside the housing in a position that is at least partially straightened out relative to a resting position of the blade, and wherein the packaging device is for receiving the windscreen wiper blade is a curved and comprises an integrated flexible structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A packaging device device comprising:
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a windscreen wiper blade comprising a linking element enabling the windscreen wiper blade to be mounted on a driving mechanism; and a housing configured to receive the blade, wherein the housing comprises; a first support surface configured to contact a portion of an upper part of the blade; a second support surface configured to contact a first portion of a lower part of the blade; a third support surface configured to contact a second portion of the lower part of the blade; a first flange substantially perpendicular to a bottom of the packaging; and a hooking means for hanging the packaging device in a substantially vertical fashion, wherein the first support surface extends opposite an area situated between the second support surface and the third support surface, wherein the first, second, and third support surfaces contact the blade inside the housing such that the blade is at least partially straightened out relative to a resting position of the blade, and wherein said first flange is part of a stepped portion of the packaging device, the stepped portion comprising a second flange that is substantially parallel to said bottom of the packaging and faces a lip of the wiper blade, wherein the stepped portion is continuous in a longitudinal direction along the entirety of the housing, wherein said bottom faces a lateral side of the wiper blade, and wherein the packaging device is for receiving the windscreen wiper blade is a curved and comprises an integrated flexible structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A packaging device comprising:
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a windscreen wiper blade comprising a linking element enabling the windscreen wiper blade to be mounted on a driving mechanism; and a housing configured to receive the blade, wherein the housing comprises; a first support surface configured to contact a portion of an upper part of the blade; a second support surface configured to contact a first portion of a lower part of the blade; a third support surface configured to contact a second portion of the lower part of the blade;
a first flange substantially perpendicular to a bottom of the packaging, wherein said first flange is part of a stepped portion of the packaging devicea restraining means to keep the blade flat at the bottom of the housing; and a hooking means for hanging the packaging device in a substantially vertical fashion, wherein the first support surface extends opposite an area situated between the second support surface and the third support surface, wherein the first, second, and third support surfaces contact the blade inside the housing such that the blade is at least partially straightened out relative to a resting position of the blade, and wherein the restraining means is configured to block at least a part of the blade inside the housing, according to a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a sagittal plane of the blade, and wherein the packaging device is for receiving the windscreen wiper blade is a curved and comprises an integrated flexible structure.
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