Windshield wiper boot
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1. In a windshield wiper assembly which includes a wiper arm pivotally mounted proximate a vehicle windshield, the wiper arm supporting a windshield wiper, wherein part of the wiper arm and the whole of the windshield wiper are enclosed by a wiper boot, the wiper boot comprising:
- a body portion, constructed of a water resistant material, having a hollow interior sized for receiving the windshield wiper attached to the wiper arm, the body portion having a length greater than the overall length of the windshield wiper and less than the over all length of the windshield wiper assembly;
a closed distal end;
an open distal end defining an opening sized to slidably receive the windshield wiper into the hollow interior with the attached wiper arm extending through the opening;
a fastening means disposed on the open distal end which engages and closes around the wiper arm; and
wherein the combination of the water resistant material and fastening means engaging the wiper arm substantially prevents the accumulation of ice and snow about the windshield wiper.
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A windshield wiper boot for protecting a windshield wiper and wiper arm. The windshield wiper boot including a body portion having a hollow interior portion sized to fit over a portion of the windshield wiper and a portion of the wiper arm. The boot also includes a closed distal end and an open distal end sized to slidably fit over the portion of the windshield wiper and the portion of the wiper arm.
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1. In a windshield wiper assembly which includes a wiper arm pivotally mounted proximate a vehicle windshield, the wiper arm supporting a windshield wiper, wherein part of the wiper arm and the whole of the windshield wiper are enclosed by a wiper boot, the wiper boot comprising:
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a body portion, constructed of a water resistant material, having a hollow interior sized for receiving the windshield wiper attached to the wiper arm, the body portion having a length greater than the overall length of the windshield wiper and less than the over all length of the windshield wiper assembly;
a closed distal end;
an open distal end defining an opening sized to slidably receive the windshield wiper into the hollow interior with the attached wiper arm extending through the opening;
a fastening means disposed on the open distal end which engages and closes around the wiper arm; and
wherein the combination of the water resistant material and fastening means engaging the wiper arm substantially prevents the accumulation of ice and snow about the windshield wiper. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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