Patent ID: 7568256

Claim:
A heated windshield wiper apparatus for removable fit to a vehicle, comprising: a wiper arm for fit to the vehicle; a support arm pivotally connected to the wiper arm; a pivot on an each end of the support arm; a pair of spaced apart carrier bows, each carrier bow pivotally connected to one of the pivots of the support arm; a pivot on an each end of the carrier bows; a flexible slide connected to the pivots of the carrier bows; flex wiring for connection to the vehicle, the flex wiring terminated within the slide; a slide engagement on a one side of the slide; a flexible blade removably fitted to the slide, the blade comprising: a backbone; an engagement groove seamlessly affixed to the backbone, the engagement groove slideably and removably fitted to the slide engagement of the slide; a triangular body, a base of the triangle seamlessly affixed to the engagement groove; an apex disposed on the triangular body, the apex opposite the base of the body; an electrical connection from the backbone to the flex wiring within the slide; a plurality of equally spaced apart heating elements disposed within the blade, the heating elements in communication with the electrical connection, each heating element disposed proximal to the apex of the blade; a joining of the flex wiring to an electrical power source of the vehicle.