Patent ID: 7337900

Claim:
The combination of a wiper blade and packaging therefor, the combination comprising a wiper blade ( 10 ) for windows ( 20 ) of motor vehicles, whereby the wiper blade ( 10 ) has an elongated, elastic supporting element ( 16 ) for a wiper strip ( 12 ) that is curved in an unstressed state, the combination also comprising a packaging element ( 26 ) accommodating the wiper blade ( 10 ), the packaging element having a rigidity that causes the wiper blade ( 10 ) to extend against its curvature, so that the wiper blade is in an extended or almost extended state within the packaging element, whereby the wiper blade ( 10 ) can be inserted and removed on a front side ( 27 ) of the packaging element ( 26 ), and the combination also comprising an insert ( 32 ), wherein the wiper blade ( 10 ) together with the insert ( 32 ) can be inserted into and removed from the packaging element ( 26 ) and wherein the insert ( 32 ) features a lower flexural strength in the curvature direction of the supporting element ( 16 ) than the wiper blade ( 10 ).