Articulated windshield wiper blade assembly

Description

FIG. 1 is a fragmented perspective view showing our new design for a windshield wiper blade assembly;

FIG. 2 is a front end view thereof, the rear end view being identical;

FIG. 3 is a fragmented right side view thereof, the left side view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a fragmented top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a fragmented bottom view thereof.

The wiper is shown broken away in FIGS. 1, 3,4, and 5 to indicate indeterminate length.

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Patent History
Patent number: D393619
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 10, 1997
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 1998
Assignee: New-View Windshield Wiper, L.P. (New York, NY)
Inventors: Peter H. Jeffer (New York, NY), Michel Fernandes (E. Freetown, MA)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Law Firm: Salter & Michaelson
Application Number: 0/64,765
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/220)
International Classification: 1206;