Windshield wiper decoration light

• US 7,137,723 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2004
• Issued: 11/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Great Performance Industries Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Great Performance Industries Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hwan, Robin
• Primary Examiner(s): Luebke, Renee
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bennett, Zahra I.
• Application Number:
  US10/892,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20060013010A1
• Time in Patent Office: 858 Days
• Field of Search: 362/508, 362/808, 362/464, 362/644, 362/656, 362/540, 362/800, 362/806, 362/84, 362/253, 362/503, 362/545, 152/500.01, 152/570.1
• US Class Current: 362/503
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2684 on wipers or windscreen washers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indicators
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/0491 Additional elements being fixed on wipers or parts of wipers not otherwise provided for, e.g. covers, antennae or lights
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3806 Means, or measures taken, for influencing the aerodynamic quality of the wiper blades

Abstract

A decoration light for windshield wiper which includes a windshield wiper press-in plate with an elongated opening, a decoration light element, a base, a waterproof rubber strip, and a circuit module. The decoration light element includes a see-through top. The base containing at its center a trough to receive the circuit module. The circuit module contains an IC, a vibration switch, a light sensitive element and LEDs. The top and the base are respectively inserted to the opening. When the windshield wiper is activated, the LEDs will flash with a given intermission during night hours.

Claims

1. A decoration light for a windshield wiper comprising:

a windshield wiper press-in plate adapted to be mounted on said windshield wiper, said windshield wiper press-in plate having an elongated opening, said windshield wiper press-in plate having a top side and a bottom side;

a base mounted on said bottom side of said windshield wiper press-in plate, said base having two through holes at two ends of said base and a trough at a center of said base;

a coil fitted in said trough of said base;

a circuit module fitted in said trough and arranged on said coil, said circuit module having an IC, a vibration switch electrically connected to said IC, a light sensitive element electrically connected to said IC, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes of different colors electrically connected to said IC, said light-emitting diodes being lighted as inducted by said light sensitive element and said vibration switch when said windshield wiper is activated during night hours, said light-emitting diodes being set to flare at a given intermission and then automatically stop flaring after a given time to decorate said windshield wiper;

a waterproof rubber strip mounted between said base and said bottom of said windshield wiper press-in plate;

a top having two fixation studs at two ends of said top, said top being mounted on a top side of said windshield wiper press-in plate with said two fixation studs extending through said waterproof rubber strip into said two through holes of said base; and

two screws extending through said two trough holes of said base to engage with said fixation studs of said top.

2. The decoration light as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base is provided with a plurality of fins.

3. The decoration light as claimed in claim 1, wherein a reflector paper is adhere to a surface of said top.

4. The decoration light as claimed in claim 1, wherein said base is provided wit a double-sided adhesive member.