Patent ID: 6842938

Claim:
A wiper assembly for wiping a windshield of a motor vehicle, said wiper assembly comprising: a drive motor fixedly secured to the motor vehicle; a wiper arm secured to said drive motor, said drive motor pivoting said wiper arm across the windshield to clean the windshield, said wiper arm extending between a motor end and a distal end; a separator extending along said wiper arm for lifting said wiper arm away from the windshield allowing for removal of debris therefrom, said separator including a wiper arm link and a crank to move said separator between a use state and a relaxed state wherein said use state forces said wiper arm away from the windshield and said relaxed state allows said wiper arm to engage the windshield, said wiper arm link being flexible and extending through a curved path from said crank to an intermediate wiper arm position between said distal and motor ends thereof; and a guide for guiding said wiper arm link therealong.