Patent ID: 8495787

Claim:
A windshield wiper comprising: a wiper blade including a squeegee portion for contacting a surface and a body supporting said squeegee portion, said squeegee portion being connected to said body by a web, said body having a body width greater than a web width of said web; a primary spline engaged with said body on opposite sides of said web, said primary spline having first and second ends, said primary spline being planar in shape defining outermost free edges lying below an uppermost surface of said body; a support structure capable of attaching to a wiper arm, wherein said support structure wraps around and engages said outermost free edges; a secondary spline slidingly disposed between said body and said support structure, said secondary spline contacting an uppermost surface of said body and being above said web, wherein said secondary spline is retained in place by caps disposed at said first and second ends of said primary spline, and wherein said secondary spline is above a center of an entirety of said wiper blade to evenly distribute a pressure of said wiper arm along its length during use.