Windscreen wiper blade arrangement with orientation indicating means

• US 5,182,831 A
• Filed: 01/13/1992
• Issued: 02/02/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Trico Products Corporation (Crowne Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Trico Products Corporation (Crowne Group LLC)
• Inventors: Knight, Stephen D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Coe, Philip R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Graham, Gary K.
• Application Number:
  US07/819,745
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 15/250 R, 15/250.32, 15/250.31, 15/250.35, 15/250.42, 15/250.41, 29/407
• US Class Current: 15/250.32
• 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 1/4006 for arms provided with a hook-shaped end

Abstract

A windscreen wiper blade arrangement comprises a windscreen wiper blade and a connector (11) for connecting the windscreen wiper blade to a windscreen wiper drive arm whereby the blade is driven across a windscreen. The blade is so arranged that the connector (11) is connectable to the windscreen wiper blade in two opposite positions, enabling the blade to be reversed so as to be usable for both left-hand and right-hand drive cars. Indicating means (31,33) are provided on the blade for indicating the type of drive of car for which a particular orientation is intended, the location of the indicating means (31,33) being such that the connector (11) obscures the indication (31 or 33) of the indicating means (31,33) relating to the car for which the orientation is not intended while the indication (33 or 31) for the intended car is visible.

Claims

1. In a windscreen wiper blade arrangement,

an elongated windscreen wiper blade having front an back sides an including at least a main yoke having a pair of opposed walls extending lengthwise of said main yoke, said walls including interior surfaces defining an aperture between said walls,

sail wiper blade having a vane structure along said front side adapted to face forward of a vehicle to which said wiper blade is fitted,

a pivot pin extending between said walls across said aperture,

a connector body positioned at said walls and cooperating with said pivot pin to provide a pivotable connection between a drive arm and said wiper blade, said connector body being attachable to said pivot pin in either of two orientations whereby said connector body extends away from said aperture in either of two opposite directions along said wiper blade,

indicia on at least one of said walls and located on opposite sides of said pivot pin,

said connector body being constructed and arranged to obscure only a first part of said indicia to one side of said pivot pin when in a first orientation on said pivot pin and to obscure only a second part of said indicia when mounted in a second orientation on said pivot pin.

2. A wiper blade arrangement as defined in claim 1, further including

said connector body being received between said walls,

said indicia being positioned on one of said interior surfaces of one of said walls and being distributed equally on opposite sides of said pivot pin whereby the indicia on the side of said pivot pin opposite to the direction of extension of said connector body is exposed to view when the wiper blade is assembled to an arm on a vehicle and the remaining indicia is obscured by parts of said connector body.