Patent ID: 6140608
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
A windshield wiper assembly for connection to a retainer assembly and a power source in a vehicle, comprising:a pair of flexible side walls presenting first and second wiping edges adapted for contact with a windshield;a top wall spanning said side walls;a channel defined by said top wall and said side walls and having an elongated opening facing away from said top wall;an elongated heater member having a heating element adapted to be releasably connected to an electrical power source and having a structure which is releasably slidable in said channel, said heater member having a heated portion disposed outside said channel and having said heating element disposed within said heated portion;a third wiper having a structure thereon slidable in said channel whereby said third wiper can be interchanged with said heater member, said third wiper having a third wiping edge located outside said channel and between said first and second wiping edges of said side walls when said structure of said third wiper is placed within said channel, said third wiping edge having a configuration adapted for contact with the windshield; andmeans for releasably connecting said heater element to an electrical power source, said heater element cooperating with said adjacent side walls to direct a resulting heat from said heating element onto said first and second wiping edges and the adjacent windshield.