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US3199787A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Windshield washer system

Assignee: Trico Products Corp
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Filing: 1963-08-26
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Granted: 1965-08-10
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Expires: 1983-08-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John R Oishei
  • 👤 Anthony C Scinta

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 06:19
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60S; B60S1/00; B60S1/02; B60S1/46; B60S1/48; B60S1/52; B60S1/481; B60S1/482

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
A NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR DISCHARGING FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES OVER A RELATIVELY WIDE AREA OF A WINDSHIELD COMPRISING A CONDUIT, A NOZZLE OF ELASOMERIC MATERIAL MOUNTED AT THE END OF SAID CONDUIT AND MEANS FOR SHELTERSAID NOZZLE TO PROTECT AGAINST NOZZLE MALADJUSTMENT, SAID NOZZLE INCLUDING A TUBULAR BODY PORTION AND A CLOSED END PORTION, SAID MEANS FOR SHELTERING BEING OPEN ADJACENT SAID CLOSED END PORTION OF THE NOZZLE, SAID CLOSED END PORTION OF THE NOZZLE HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING SLIT OF A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE WETTING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE WIPING PATTERN, SAID NOZZLE BEING NORMALLY BIASED TO CLOSED POSITION AND SAID SLIT BEING OPEN WHEN SUBJECTED TO INCREASED FLUID PRESSURE, SAID CONDUIT HAVING AN ENLARGED DIAMETER ADJACENT SAID END, SAID ENLARGED DIAMETER BEING OF GREATER DIMENSION THAN THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBULAR PORTION OF RETAINING AND STRESSING SAID NOZZLE TO EFFECT BIASING OF SAID SLIT TO CLOSED POSITION AND SAID CONDUIT BEING OF MATERIAL AND RELATIVE TO SAID NOZZLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 162 words
A NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR DISCHARGING FINELY DIVIDED PARTICLES OVER A RELATIVELY WIDE AREA OF A WINDSHIELD COMPRISING A CONDUIT, A NOZZLE OF ELASOMERIC MATERIAL MOUNTED AT THE END OF SAID CONDUIT AND MEANS FOR SHELTERSAID NOZZLE TO PROTECT AGAINST NOZZLE MALADJUSTMENT, SAID NOZZLE INCLUDING A TUBULAR BODY PORTION AND A CLOSED END PORTION, SAID MEANS FOR SHELTERING BEING OPEN ADJACENT SAID CLOSED END PORTION OF THE NOZZLE, SAID CLOSED END PORTION OF THE NOZZLE HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING SLIT OF A LENGTH SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE WETTING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE WIPING PATTERN, SAID NOZZLE BEING NORMALLY BIASED TO CLOSED POSITION AND SAID SLIT BEING OPEN WHEN SUBJECTED TO INCREASED FLUID PRESSURE, SAID CONDUIT HAVING AN ENLARGED DIAMETER ADJACENT SAID END, SAID ENLARGED DIAMETER BEING OF GREATER DIMENSION THAN THE INNER DIAMETER OF SAID TUBULAR PORTION OF RETAINING AND STRESSING SAID NOZZLE TO EFFECT BIASING OF SAID SLIT TO CLOSED POSITION AND SAID CONDUIT BEING OF MATERIAL AND RELATIVE TO SAID NOZZLE.

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