Federal-mogul World Wide, Inc.

Richard Stibbe

Mike McKee

Richard A Herring

Brian Fisher

Deborah Herring, Legal Representative

A flat blade windshield wiper blade () has a naturally elongated curve with a delicate wiper element () to be protected during shipping and display for retail sales purposes. A protective package () surrounds the wiper (). The package () is made from a single piece of sheet stock and includes a flexible, outwardly bowed front panel (), a back panel (), and opposing left () and right () side panels adjoining respective sides of the front () and back () panels. Top () and bottom () end flaps extend between the front () and back () panels for forcing the front () panel to form in a generally semi-cylindrical configuration bowed outwardly relative to the back panel (). The wiper () is disposed in a shipping condition in the package (), with a connector () feature of the wiper () bearing in direct pressing contact with the bowed front panel (). The wiper element () is completely isolated from contacting the package () by wedging other portions of the wiper () in three discrete regions of direct contact against the bowed front panel () and three discrete regions of direct contact against the back panel ().

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Granger, IN, United States of America

Richard Stibbe