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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2010
Robert Dallos, Jr., Canton, MI (US);
Mark K Denison, Macomb, MI (US);
Robert Dallos, Jr., Canton, MI (US);
Mark K Denison, Macomb, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A wiper blade for use on a vehicle window comprises a blade hinge made of a hydrophobic, elastomeric material, a wiping lip and a blade body. The wiping lip has a tip that contacts the vehicle window, a wiping lip base adjoining the blade hinge, and a tapered portion extending between the tip and the wiping lip base. The wiping lip base is made of a hydrophobic, elastomeric material and a majority of the tapered portion is made of an elastomeric material that is not hydrophobic. The blade body includes a main body portion configured to secure a wiper arm thereto, and a base portion adjoining the main body portion and the blade hinge. The base portion is made of a hydrophobic, elastomeric material and the main body portion is made of an elastomeric material that is not hydrophobic.