Windshield wiper blade connector
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a windshield wiper blade connector showing a first embodiment of our new design;
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a windshield wiper blade connector showing a second embodiment of our new design;
FIG. 9 is a side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 10 is a side elevation view thereof, opposite that shown in FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 22, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 19, 1999
Assignee: Cooper Industries, Inc. (Houston, TX)
Inventors: James Patrick Witek (Michigan City, IN), Richard Allen Herring (Granger, IN), Alan Jeffrey Stahlhut (Valparaiso, IN), William Arthur Powell (Winamac, IN)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Law Firm: Fish & Richardson, PC
Application Number: 0/62,757