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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2009
Gregg S. Lewis, Middleton, WI (US);
Gregg S. Lewis, Middleton, WI (US);
Portage Plastics Corporation, Portage, WI (US);
Abstract
An elongate article holding package for a pre-curved beam blade wiper blade includes a pair of packaging panels joined by a living hinge. In a currently preferred embodiment, the package has two panels joined by a living hinge. A first panel is configured to retain the wiper blade in a substantially straight configuration within a cavity formed in the panel, and the second panel is pivotally connected by the living hinge to be disposed in either a closed or an open position with the first panel. The first panel preferably includes a first channel having a first bottom wall and a second channel disposed in the first bottom wall and in communication with the first channel. The first panel preferably also includes retention fingers to positively retain the wiper blade and recessed sidewall portions to facilitate insertion and extraction of the wiper blade into the first panel.