Flexible wiper with rubber cover

• US 7,370,385 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2006
• Issued: 05/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fu-Gang Co Ltd
• Original Assignee: Fu-Gang Co Ltd
• Inventors: Chiang, Min-Heng
• Primary Examiner(s): Graham; Gary K
• Application Number:
  US11/358,095
• Publication Number:
  US 20080052865A1
• Time in Patent Office: 811 Days
• Field of Search: 152/504.3, 152/504.4, 152/502.01, 152/504.51, 152/504.52, 152/503.2
• US Class Current: 15/250.43
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/38 Wiper blades provided with liquid spreading means B60S1/524; provided with gas spreading means B60S1/546
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/381 Spoilers mounted on the squeegee or on the vertebra
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3856 Gripping the blade
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3881 in additional element, e.g. spoiler
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3889 cooperating with holes in the vertebra
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3817 chacterised by a backing strip to aid mounting of squeegee in support
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/3822 characterised by additional means to prevent longitudinal sliding of squeegee in support, e.g. clips

Abstract

A wiper is disclosed. The wiper comprises an elastic plate being elongated and having two ends with side edge provided with symmetrical notches; two securing seats provided with a substantially U-shaped slot and a grip section provided below the slot having a plurality of horizontal sectional slits; two rubber covers which are pointed and the bottom edge of the side edge of the cover being an inward hook section; and a bottom edge mounted with a buttoning rod seat with an engaging hook and a rubber stripe, whereby the elastic plate is mounted at the slot and is then engaged at the rubber cover, the grip is mounted with the rubber stripe and the center of the elastic plate and the two ends thereof are respectively securing to the buttoning rot seat and a protective cover, forming into the wiper.

Claims

1. A wiper comprising:

an elastic plate being elongated and having two ends, each with side edges provided with symmetrical notches;

two securing seats each provided with an upper section and a lower section, each said upper section being provided with a U-shaped slot therealong and having a plurality of transverse slits, each said lower section being provided with a grip section;

two rubber covers which are pointed and a bottom edge of a side edge of the covers having an inward hook section; and

the side edges of said elastic plate having mounted thereon a buttoning rod seat via hooks projecting therefrom;

whereby the elastic plate is mounted in the slot of each of said securing seats and the upper sections are then engaged with the rubber covers, the grip sections are mounted with a rubber strip and a center of the elastic plate and the two ends thereof are respectively secured to the rod seat and a protective cover.

2. The wiper of claim 1, wherein the slits are extended to half the depth of a bottom wall of the slot.

3. The wiper of claim 1, wherein an inner end of the securing seats has the grip section being extended to a length such that the two securing seats are secured by the buttoning rod seat.

4. The wiper of claim 1, wherein an inner edge of a lateral side of the protective cover is provided with an engaging hook, and a front end of the engaging hook has a block such that the protective cover is hooked onto a respective one of the notches of the elastic plate and the block urges an end section of the elastic plate.