Patent ID: 7857133

Claim:
A windshield wiper package for containing a windshield wiper, the wiper package comprising: a front portion having a recess for receiving the windshield wiper; a back portion connected to the front portion for containing the windshield wiper within the recess; an opening disposed in the back portion to allow loading or unloading of the windshield wiper, the opening being sized such that a length of the opening is less than about one-third of a length of the wiper package; a door slidingly received by the back portion such that the door can be moved between an open position and a closed position; complimentary detents and indentations for securing the door in the open position or the closed position, the detents positioned on one of the back portion and the door, the indentations positioned on another of the back portion and door; wherein the indentations further comprise: a lower indentation disposed on the back portion proximate a bottom end of the opening; an intermediate indentation disposed on the back portion proximate an upper end of the opening; an upper indentation disposed on the back portion such that the intermediate indentation is positioned substantially between the upper indentation and the lower indentation; wherein the detents further comprise: a lower detent disposed on the door and configured to engage the lower indentation when the door is in the closed position and the intermediate indentation when the door is in the open position; an upper detent disposed on the door and configured to engage the intermediate indentation when the door is in the closed position and the upper indentation when the door is in the open position; wherein the lower indentation includes a substantially cylindrical region bounded on each end by a substantially hemispherical region; wherein the intermediate indentation includes a substantially rectangular cubical region disposed between two substantially cylindrical regions and two substantially hemispherical regions, the substantially rectangular cubical region having an inclined exit surface on a side of the substantially rectangular cubical region nearest the upper indentation and a keeper surface on a side opposite the inclined exit surface; wherein the upper indentation includes a substantially rectangular cubical region disposed between two substantially cylindrical regions and two substantially hemispherical regions, the substantially rectangular cubical region having an inclined exit surface on a side of the substantially rectangular cubical region nearest the intermediate indentation and a keeper surface on a side opposite the inclined exit surface; wherein the lower detent includes a substantially cylindrical region bounded on each end by a substantially hemispherical region; and wherein the upper detent includes a substantially rectangular cubical region disposed between two substantially cylindrical regions and two substantially hemispherical regions.