Patent ID: 7690120

Claim:
A device for trimming a lip of a windshield wiper blade, said device comprising, in combination: a basic body with a longitudinal passage having a longitudinal entrance extending the length of said passage; a first wiper blade guide disposed adjacent the entrance to said passage, said first wiper blade guide comprising two longitudinal webs arranged on said body on opposite sides of said entrance in facing relationship to each other, for guiding the wiper blade between them; and a cutting unit disposed in said passage and adjustably mounted in said basic body, said cutting unit including at least one cutting blade defining a cutting plane parallel to the direction of movement of the wiper blade, and a second wiper blade guide disposed in the cutting plane and forming a fixed width channel adapted to support and guide on both sides of the lip of the wiper blade during cutting; and means for adjusting the position of the cutting unit with respect to the first wiper blade guide, thereby to set the desired position of the cutting unit prior to cutting, said means comprising a stop member, rigidly connected to the cutting unit and protruding from said body, to indicate the depth of cut relative to the first guide.