Patent ID: 8328011
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A windshield wiper package for containing a windshield wiper, the wiper package comprising: a front portion having a recess for receiving the windshield wiper; a back portion connected to the front portion for containing the windshield wiper within the recess; an opening disposed in the back portion to allow loading or unloading of the windshield wiper, the opening being sized such that a length of the opening is less than about one-third of a length of the wiper package; a door slidingly received by the back portion such that the door can be moved between an open position and a closed position; and complimentary detents and indentations for securing the door in the open position and the closed position, the detents positioned on one of the back portion and the door, the indentations positioned on another of the back portion and door; wherein at least one of the detents engages one of the indentations in the closed position; wherein the at least one of the detents engages another of the indentations in the open position.