Windshield wiper blade assembly
First Claim
1. A wiper blade assembly for vehicle windshields, comprising a blade yoke made of an elastic plastic material and having a surface on one side facing toward the windshield, blade support means carried by said yoke including a holding portion spaced from said yoke surface and having blade passage means therethrough, a wiper blade having a base portion disposed between said surface and said holding portion and having a wiper blade portion connected to said base portion and extending through said blade passage towards the windshield, said yoke having at least one substantially vertical end wall closing one end of the space between said holding portion and said yoke surface with an inturned flange at its lower end having an opening therethrough and defining an interior shoulder extending inwardly from said end wall, a flat metal spring member insertable through the opening in said end wall and disposed after insertion of said spring member and said blade between said base portion and said yoke surface, the adjacent end of the base portion of said blade being aligned with and closing the opening, and with said spring member overlying said shoulder for preventing said spring member from moving out of said yoke.
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Abstract
A windshield wiper blade assembly comprises a blade yoke made of an elastic plastic material which has a surface on one side facing the windshield which is spaced apart from a wiper blade holding portion. A wiper blade of the usual rubber material includes a base portion which is positioned between the holding portion and the surface of the yoke and it also includes a wiper blade portion which extends in a direction outwardly from the base portion toward the windshield and through a blade passage defined in the holding portion. A flat spring member made of metal is disposed between the base portion of the blade and the yoke surface.
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5 Claims
- 1. A wiper blade assembly for vehicle windshields, comprising a blade yoke made of an elastic plastic material and having a surface on one side facing toward the windshield, blade support means carried by said yoke including a holding portion spaced from said yoke surface and having blade passage means therethrough, a wiper blade having a base portion disposed between said surface and said holding portion and having a wiper blade portion connected to said base portion and extending through said blade passage towards the windshield, said yoke having at least one substantially vertical end wall closing one end of the space between said holding portion and said yoke surface with an inturned flange at its lower end having an opening therethrough and defining an interior shoulder extending inwardly from said end wall, a flat metal spring member insertable through the opening in said end wall and disposed after insertion of said spring member and said blade between said base portion and said yoke surface, the adjacent end of the base portion of said blade being aligned with and closing the opening, and with said spring member overlying said shoulder for preventing said spring member from moving out of said yoke.
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