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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Federal-mogul Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Oslizlo, Milan, MI (US);
Dennis E. Cox, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/38 (2006.01); B60S 1/40 (2006.01); B60S 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/40 (2013.01); B60S 1/32 (2013.01); B60S 1/38 (2013.01); B60S 1/3801 (2013.01); B60S 1/3806 (2013.01); B60S 1/3879 (2013.01); B60S 1/3886 (2013.01); B60S 2001/382 (2013.01); B60S 2001/3813 (2013.01); B60S 2001/3843 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A windscreen wiper device is provided. The windscreen wiper device includes an elongated wiper strip of a flexible material for sealing against the windshield and at least one elongated groove. At least one flexible and elongated carrier element is disposed in the at least one groove of the wiper strip for biasing the wiper strip into a predetermined configuration when in a relaxed state. The at least one carrier element presents at least one upwardly facing curve and at least one downwardly facing curve when in a relaxed state.