Carrier for a windscreen wiper blade
First Claim
1. A windscreen wiper blade carrier comprising a bowed main stem including a central portion for engaging a wiper arm and first and second end portions, a first extension arm telescopicly received by said first end portion and a second extension arm telescopicly received by said second end portion, said first and second extension arms being independent of each other and including first and second socket means, respectively, for attachment to a wiper blade, whereby said wiper blade may be engaged only at selected locations between its ends and remain substantially free of contact therebetween, and wherein the distance between said first and second socket means comprises a chord length which can be adjusted by telescopicly adjusting said first and second extension arms with respect to said first and second end portions of said bowed main stem and said wiper blade carrier can thereby accept wiper blades having a plurality of different lengths.
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Abstract
A windscreen wiper blade carrier comprising a bowed stem with means for engaging a wiper arm, socket means at each tip and resilient snap-engaged support means comprising retainers for engagement with a blade. The carrier is adjustable at both ends so as to permit the attachment to the carrier of refill wiper blades of a plurality of different lengths. In one embodiment the tips of the carrier may be formed with longitudinally spaced socket means separated by lines of weakness to allow portions of the carrier to be broken off. It is preferred to form the end portions of the carrier as separate members which are telescopically received by the main carrier portions, there being cooperating means for locking the end portions in one of a plurality of predetermined positions to in one of a plurality of predetermined positions to adjust the effective length of the carrier.
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- 1. A windscreen wiper blade carrier comprising a bowed main stem including a central portion for engaging a wiper arm and first and second end portions, a first extension arm telescopicly received by said first end portion and a second extension arm telescopicly received by said second end portion, said first and second extension arms being independent of each other and including first and second socket means, respectively, for attachment to a wiper blade, whereby said wiper blade may be engaged only at selected locations between its ends and remain substantially free of contact therebetween, and wherein the distance between said first and second socket means comprises a chord length which can be adjusted by telescopicly adjusting said first and second extension arms with respect to said first and second end portions of said bowed main stem and said wiper blade carrier can thereby accept wiper blades having a plurality of different lengths.
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