Washer attachment for a vehicle headlight

• US 4,088,358 A
• Filed: 10/26/1976
• Issued: 05/09/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William A. Hirsch
• Original Assignee: William A. Hirsch
• Inventors: Hirsch, William A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Love, John J.
• Application Number:
  US05/735,377
• Time in Patent Office: 560 Days
• Field of Search: 248/226 E, 248/229, 248/231, 240/7.1 R, 239/284 A, 239/284 R
• US Class Current: 239/284.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/52 Arrangement of nozzles; Liquid spreading meansnozzles per se B05B
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/603 the operation of at least a part of the cleaning means being controlled by electric means

Abstract

A washer attachment for a vehicle headlamp including a fluid conduit for extension partially along the circumference of a headlamp envelope, mounting tabs extending from the conduit across the circumference of the envelope for clamping thereto by a circumferential mounting ring, and fluid inlet and outlet means for passing cleaning fluid to the conduit and dispensing the fluid from the conduit onto the headlamp envelope to clean the latter.

Claims

1. A washer attachment for a vehicle headlamp including an envelope and a split mounting ring releasably clamped circumposed about the envelope, said attachment comprising a fluid conduit of circular cross section configured to extend arcuately partially along and in conforming relation with an upper region of the circumference of said envelope adjacent to said mounting ring, a plurality of spaced mounting tabs, each having a securing end portion secured to a top region of said conduit and having a laterally extending portion extending beyond one side of said conduit, said laterally extending portions of said mounting tabs being interposable between the envelope and mounting ring for mounting the conduit relative to the envelope, said conduit having a fluid inlet for connection to a fluid source, and fluid outlet means along the underside of said conduit for discharge of a cleaning fluid across the envelope.

2. A washer attachment for a vehicle headlamp according to claim 1, the mounting ring being transversely convex for conforming retaining engagement with inwardly and outwardly facing surface areas of the envelope, and said laterally extending portions of said mounting tabs being covex for conforming sandwiched relation between said mounting ring and envelope.