Patent ID: 8443483

Claim:
A wiper blade for use on a vehicle window comprising: a blade hinge made of a hydrophobic, elastomeric material; a wiping lip having a tip configured to contact the vehicle window, a wiping lip base adjoining the blade hinge, and a tapered portion extending between the tip and the wiping lip base, the wiping lip base being made of a hydrophobic, elastomeric material and a majority of the tapered portion being made of an elastomeric material that is not hydrophobic, and wherein the tip is made of a hydrophobic, elastomeric silicone rubber and a portion of the tapered portion adjoining the tip is made of a hydrophobic, elastomeric silicone rubber; and a blade body including a main body portion configured to secure a wiper arm thereto, and a base portion adjoining the main body portion and the blade hinge, the base portion being made of a hydrophobic, elastomeric material and the main body portion being made of an elastomeric material that is not hydrophobic.