Patent ID: 6233779
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
A multiple-bladed windshield wiper comprising:an axially elongated support bracket having spaced apart first and second ends, said bracket member configured for attachment to an oscillating wiper arm;an axially elongated blade element having spaced apart first and second ends and a plurality of radially extending blade edges, each blade edge including a longitudinally extending indented neck portion;said support bracket including a pair of axially extending substantially U-shaped channel members; and two of said radially extending blade edges slidably and removably disposed in said pair of said channel members, respectively, one of said radially extending blade edges extending in a direction away from and beyond said support bracket;said U-shaped channels including longitudinally extending nub elements adapted to engage adjacent indented neck portions to removably hold said blade element in said bracket when said blade element is inserted into said bracket.