Windshield wiper blade straight arm connector

- Cooper Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a windshield wiper blade straight arm connector showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side elevation view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D395865
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 22, 1997
Date of Patent: Jul 7, 1998
Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Inventors: William Arthur Powell (Winamac, IN), James Patrick Witek (Michigan City, IN), Richard Allen Herring (Granger, IN), Alan Jeffrey Stahlhut (Valparaiso, IN)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
Application Number: 0/65,148
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D12/220)
International Classification: 1216;