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Wiper blade for cleaning windows of motor vehicles

  • US 6,516,491 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2001
  • Issued: 02/11/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wiper blade for cleaning windows of motor vehicles, said wiper blade comprisingan elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) provided with respective longitudinal grooves (38, 40) on corresponding opposite long sides thereof and with a wiper lip (28) for contact with a window (26);

  • an elongated spring-elastic support element (12) for the wiper strip (14), said support element (12) having corresponding spring rails (30, 32) engaged in and protruding from the longitudinal grooves (38, 40) provided in the wiper strip (14);

    a connection device (16) having means for coupling with a wiper arm (18) connected to a middle portion of the support element (12), wherein said spring rails (30, 32) have respective longitudinal edges (42, 44) extending outside of the longitudinal grooves (38, 40) and said connection device (16) fits on the respective longitudinal edges (42, 44) of the spring rails (30, 32) to retain and hold the spring rails (30, 32) in the longitudinal grooves (38, 40);

    a wind deflector strip (54) comprising at least one longitudinal portion of the wiper strip, said at least one longitudinal portion being located on a side of the spring rails (30, 32) remote from the wiper lip (28); and

    respective retaining means (34, 36) comprising clamps (74), said respective retaining means (34, 36) engaging corresponding opposite end portions of said spring rails (32) and being separate distinct components from said connection device (16).

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