Reclosable upside down beam blade wiper blade package
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1. A reclosable wiper blade package in combination with a wiper blade comprising:
- a wiper blade having an elongate beam, a flexible wiping element carried by the beam, a pair of end caps attached at opposite ends of the beam, and an adapter attached to the beam between the end caps;
a reclosable wiper blade package comprised of a pair of package halves joined by a hinge with one of the package halves comprising a cover and the other one of the package halves comprising a blade-retaining package panel having a blade-holding cavity formed therein configured to hold the wiper blade and orient the flexible wiping element of the wiper blade facing toward the cover; and
wherein the wiper blade is received in the blade-holding cavity with the wiping element facing toward the cover.
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Abstract
A reclosable wiper blade package for holding a beam-type wiper blade in a substantially straightened condition in an upside down orientation with the wiping element of the blade facing upwardly toward a cover of the package. The package includes a blade-retaining package panel with a cavity formed therein having an adapter seat and blade engagement regions that engage corresponding arms of the wiper blade. Each blade engagement region is configured for snap fit engagement with an end portion of the wiper blade arm such as an end cap of the wiper blade.
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1. A reclosable wiper blade package in combination with a wiper blade comprising:
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a wiper blade having an elongate beam, a flexible wiping element carried by the beam, a pair of end caps attached at opposite ends of the beam, and an adapter attached to the beam between the end caps; a reclosable wiper blade package comprised of a pair of package halves joined by a hinge with one of the package halves comprising a cover and the other one of the package halves comprising a blade-retaining package panel having a blade-holding cavity formed therein configured to hold the wiper blade and orient the flexible wiping element of the wiper blade facing toward the cover; and wherein the wiper blade is received in the blade-holding cavity with the wiping element facing toward the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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