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US3344458A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Wiper arm

Assignee: Trico Products Corp
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Filing: 1965-05-24
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Granted: 1967-10-03
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Expires: 1985-05-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Raymond A Deibel
  • 👤 William C Riester

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 07:25
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60S; B60S1/00; B60S1/02; B60S1/04; B60S1/32; B60S1/34; B60S1/3402; B60S1/3409; B60S1/3406; B60S1/40; B60S1/4038

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 214 words
A SPACE CONSERVING LOW PROFILE MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM FOR APPLYING WIPING PRESSURE TO A WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE COMPRISING A SHALLOW ARM HEAD SECTION OF GREATER WIDTH THAN THICKNESS INCLUDING AN ARM HEAD AND ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER INCLUDING A TOP AND SIDE WALLS ENVELOPING SAID ARM HEAD TO SUBSTANTIALLY CONCEAL SAID ARM HEAD, SAID ARM HEAD AND ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER BEING HINGEDLY CONNECTED ABOUT A TRANSVERSE PIVOT SHAFT, AN OUTER ARM BLADE CARRYING EXTENSION RIGIDLY SECURE TO SAID ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER HAVING ITS UPPER SURFACE SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR WITH THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID ARM HEAD SECTION, A RECESS FOR RECEIVING AN END PORTION OF A MOTOR DRIVEN SHAFT WITHIN THE ARM HEAD INCLUDING MEANS FOR ANGULARLY ADJUSTING THE ARM HEAD ON THE SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF COIL SPRING BIASING MEANS ACTING DIRECTLY BETWEEN SAID ARM HEAD AND SAID ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER, A PLURALITY OF SECONDARY RECESSES WITHIN SAID ARM HEAD AND POSITIONED REARWARDLY OF SAID PIVOT FOR RECEIVING AND ANCHORING SAID PLURALITY OF SPRING BIASING MEANS TO PROVIDE WIPING PRESSURE TO SAID BLADE THROUGH SAID ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER, SAID SPRING BIASING MEANS DISPOSED IN COUNTERBALANCED FORCE RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID WIPER ARM WHEREBY THE FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE ABOUT THE TRANSVERSE PIVOT SHAFT IS REDUCED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 214 words
A SPACE CONSERVING LOW PROFILE MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM FOR APPLYING WIPING PRESSURE TO A WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE COMPRISING A SHALLOW ARM HEAD SECTION OF GREATER WIDTH THAN THICKNESS INCLUDING AN ARM HEAD AND ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER INCLUDING A TOP AND SIDE WALLS ENVELOPING SAID ARM HEAD TO SUBSTANTIALLY CONCEAL SAID ARM HEAD, SAID ARM HEAD AND ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER BEING HINGEDLY CONNECTED ABOUT A TRANSVERSE PIVOT SHAFT, AN OUTER ARM BLADE CARRYING EXTENSION RIGIDLY SECURE TO SAID ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER HAVING ITS UPPER SURFACE SUBSTANTIALLY COPLANAR WITH THE UPPER SURFACE OF SAID ARM HEAD SECTION, A RECESS FOR RECEIVING AN END PORTION OF A MOTOR DRIVEN SHAFT WITHIN THE ARM HEAD INCLUDING MEANS FOR ANGULARLY ADJUSTING THE ARM HEAD ON THE SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF COIL SPRING BIASING MEANS ACTING DIRECTLY BETWEEN SAID ARM HEAD AND SAID ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER, A PLURALITY OF SECONDARY RECESSES WITHIN SAID ARM HEAD AND POSITIONED REARWARDLY OF SAID PIVOT FOR RECEIVING AND ANCHORING SAID PLURALITY OF SPRING BIASING MEANS TO PROVIDE WIPING PRESSURE TO SAID BLADE THROUGH SAID ARM HEAD COVER MEMBER, SAID SPRING BIASING MEANS DISPOSED IN COUNTERBALANCED FORCE RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID WIPER ARM WHEREBY THE FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE ABOUT THE TRANSVERSE PIVOT SHAFT IS REDUCED.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-10-02 1971-04-03 1971-10-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-10-02 1975-04-03 1975-10-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-10-02 1979-04-03 1979-10-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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