Windshield wiper

• US 20060026786A1
• Filed: 08/04/2004
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shu-Lan Ku
• Original Assignee: Shu-Lan Ku
• Inventors: Ku, Shu-Lan
• Application Number:
  US10/910,309
• Publication Number:
  US 20060026786A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.320
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/38 Wiper blades provided with liquid spreading means B60S1/524; provided with gas spreading means B60S1/546
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/381 Spoilers mounted on the squeegee or on the vertebra
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3858 with protrusions cooperating with holes
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3879 placed in side grooves in the squeegee
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/40 Connections between blades and arms
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3822 characterised by additional means to prevent longitudinal sliding of squeegee in support, e.g. clips

Abstract

A windshield wiper installed, stick closely on the front, rear windshield to wipe out water and comprising an elastic slice, a buckle, a rubber cover and a wiper blade; the elastic slice is a metal slice in curve shape and is in one piece design, two rubber covers in “A” shape are inserted from right and left sides of the metal slice to have the rubber covers on top of the metal slice to increase the elasticity and tenacity of the metal slice, such design is strong and also lowers the manufacturing cost, the fastening indentation on center of the metal slice can allow wiper blade slide in for convenient installation and replacement, the wiper blade can be replaced along without replacing the whole set to reduce the waste.

Claims

1-5. -5. (canceled)

6. A windshield wiper comprising an elastic slice, a buckle, a rubber cover and a wiper blade, the buckle being attached by fastening holes to the elastic slice, the elastic slice being a one-piece element having a centrally disposed, longitudinal opening therein, the rubber cover and a pair of side covers being inserted onto the elastic slice, the wiper blade being insertable into the longitudinal opening of the elastic slice with the elastic slice surrounding the wiper blade, the buckle being connectable to an arm of a wiper motor.

7. The windshield wiper recited in claim 6, wherein the elastic slice is curved with the longitudinal opening being centrally located and having an enlarged hole at one end to receive the wiper blade during installation.

8. The windshield wiper recited in claim 7, wherein the fastening holes for the buckle include four holes in the middle of the elastic slice.

9. The windshield wiper recited in claim 8, wherein two fastening holes are on each side of the longitudinal opening of the elastic slice.

10. The windshield wiper recited in claim 6, wherein the buckle is made of metal with a hookup part on a top to hook the buckle and the arm together, a fastening part being provided on a bottom of the buckle to fasten the buckle to the elastic slice, a plurality of claws being provided on the fastening part on the bottom of the buckle to be inserted into the fastening holes.

11. The windshield wiper recited in claim 6, wherein the rubber cover is injected and formed into one body, a cross section of the rubber cover having an “

A”

shape, a concave depression being provided to receive the elastic slice on the bottom of the rubber cover.

12. The windshield wiper recited in claim 11, wherein a pair of rubber side covers made of a same rubber as the rubber cover is provided, the rubber side covers being at ends of the rubber cover and having a shape corresponding to the rubber cover, the rubber side covers wrap ends of the elastic slice.

13. The windshield wiper recited in claim 6, wherein the rubber cover includes two, separate sections, the buckle being located between the two sections.

14. The windshield wiper recited in claim 13, wherein the buckle directly connects with the elastic slice.