Patent ID: 6758331
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
A truck-windshield cleaning device comprising:a) a container for containing a windshield-washing fluid, said container having an elongated transverse horizontal dimension, a relatively narrow horizontal transverse dimension and a vertical interior dimension; b) a squeegee having an elongated dimension and a relatively narrow transverse dimension thereby adapted to be contained within said container in immersed position within windshield-washing fluid when such fluid is contained within said container; c) a handle member supporting said squeegee, said handle member and said squeegee being confinable in their entireties within the confines of said container in all positions thereof therewithin; d) a cover member hingedly mounted on an upper end of said container in position to enclose the interior thereof while said squeegee and said handle are disposed therewithin; e) a detent assembly comprised of a hinged latch member and a catch member, the hinted member attached to, said container and adapted to hold said cover member in a closed position via the catch member, at least one of said hinged latch and catch members having a resilient latching surface, wherein the hinged latch member includes an integral handle member distally located from the hinge and an integral ball element located intermediate the handle member and the hinge, said latch member being partially resilient, and wherein the catch member is adapted to receive the ball element of the latch member in extended locking position when the ball element is received in the catch member, said handle member facilitating stretching of the latch member portion intermediate said ball element and said hinge and allowing passage of portion of the latch member through the catch member; f) a drain tube and a drain plug operably located in the bottom of said container; and g) cooperation mounting means attached to said container adapted for mounting said container to a surface.