Patent ID: 6324719
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
An auxiliary vehicle windshield wiper apparatus, said apparatus being removably mountable to a windshield of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:a housing, said housing comprising a front wall, a back wall, and a peripheral wall extending between said front and back wall, said walls of said housing having an interior surface and an exterior surface, said front and back walls having a generally rectangular shape;a reciprocating motion assembly, said reciprocating motion assembly comprising:a disc, said disc being rotatably mounted to an interior surface of said front wall, said disc having a peripheral edge having a plurality of teeth therein, a surface of said disc having knob thereon, said knob being generally adjacent to said peripheral edge of said disc;a rod, said rod having a first end, a second end and a middle portion, said rod being within said housing, said middle portion having an elongate slot therein, said knob being slidably mounted in said slot, said first end of said rod being rotatably coupled to a bore in said front wall;a gear for rotating said disc, said gear being rotationally mounted in said housing, said gear having teeth thereon for selective communication with said teeth on said disc;a motor for turning said gear, said motor being mounted in said housing, said motor being mechanically coupled to said gear;a power supply for powering said motor, said power supply being operationally coupled to said motor, said power supply being in said housing, said power supply being a plurality of batteries;an actuating means for turning said motor on and off, said actuating means being operationally coupled to said motor, said actuating means being mounted in said peripheral wall, said actuating means being a switch;a wiper assembly comprising:an arm portion, said arm portion having a first end and a second end, said first end of said arm portion being mounted on said reciprocating motion assembly, said first end being fixedly connected to said first end of said rod, said front wall being positioned between said arm portion and said disc, said arm being within a plane orientated generally parallel to a plane of said exterior surface of said front wall;a wiper for wiping the windshield of the car, said wiper being fixedly coupled to said second end of said arm portion; anda securing means for releasably securing said housing to the windshield, said securing means comprising a pair of suction cups mounted on the back wall of said housing such that both of said suction cups are positionable between the back wall of said housing and the windshield when the housing is mounted on a vehicle, each of said first and second suction cups having an outer perimeter, the outer perimeter of each of said suction cups does not extend beyond the peripheral wall of said housing.