Windshield wiper

• US 3,116,510 A
• Filed: 05/20/1963
• Issued: 01/07/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Anthony C. Scinta, John R. Oishei
• Original Assignee: Anthony C. Scinta, John R. Oishei
• Inventors: Oishei, John R., Scinta, Anthony C.
• Application Number:
  US04/281,839
• Time in Patent Office: 232 Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.201
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3801 characterised by a blade support harness consisting of several articulated elements B60S1/3803, B60S1/3806 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3818 the backing strip being a channel-like element, e.g. not continuous
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3836 characterised by cross-sectional shape
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3837 with more than one wiping edge or lip

Claims

1. IN A WINDSHIELD WIPER FOR A CONTOURED WINDSHIELD, A WIPER BLADE ELEMENT MOUNTED FOR RELATIVE LONGITUDINAL FLOATING MOVEMENT IN A FIRST FLEXIBLE MODERATELY STIFF CHANNEL OF RUBBERY MATERIAL FOR INDEPENDENT WIPING CONTACT ON A WET WINDSHIELD, A SECOND STRADDLING OUTER CHANNEL MEMBER SUPPORTING SAID FIRST CHANNEL WHILE PERMITTING RELATIVE LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT THEREBETWEEN, USHAPED GUIDE MEANS FOR SLIDABLY MOUNTING THE OUTER CHANNEL MEANS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRESSURE FROM A WIPING ARM, SAID GUIDE MEANS BEING ARRANGED TO CREATE THREE OR MORE LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING FLEXIBLE PANS BETWEEN SAID GUIDE MEANS, SAID FIRST FLEXIBLE CHANNEL HAVING SIDES SHIELDING SAID FLOATING BLADE ELEMENT FROM THE WIND, EACH OF SAID SIDES ACTING TO SUPPORT SAID BLADE MEANS TO LIMIT ITS LATERAL FLEXING ON ALTERNATE STROKES OF THE WIPER, AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID WIPER ON A WIPER CARRYING ARM.