Patent ID: 9421947
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B60S

Claim Text:
1. A windshield wiper for a windshield of a vehicle comprising: a wiper support arm comprising a flexible, resilient blade for clearing water from the windshield of the vehicle; an ice scraper component at all tin located above, maintained atop, and connected to the wiper support arm and the water clearing blade, said ice scraper component being made of a rigid, hard material; and attachment means for fixedly connecting the wiper arm and the water clearing blade and for adjustably connecting the water clearing blade to the ice scraper component in a first position in which the ice scraper component is in contact with the vehicle windshield and the water clearing blade is connected to the ice scraper and is not in contact with the windshield, and for fixedly connecting the wiper arm and the water clearing blade and for adjustably connecting the water clearing blade to the ice scraper in a second position in which the ice scraper component remains connected to the water clearing blade and is slid away, retracted from, and is not in contact with the windshield and the water clearing blade is in contact with the windshield.