Patent ID: 8468640

Claim:
A windshield wiper having a wiper blade for wiping a surface of a windshield of a vehicle having a brake system, the windshield wiper comprising: a wiper arm having a pivot end, wherein the wiper blade is longitudinally disposed with and extends from the wiper arm adjacent to the pivot end of the wiper arm; a generally L-shaped mounting bracket attached to the wiper arm, wherein the mounting bracket has a first leg that is attached to the wiper arm, and a second leg that extends generally perpendicularly from the first leg; a vibration actuator having an actuating arm attached to at least one of the wiper arm and the mounting bracket, wherein the vibration actuator has a first end that is attached to and extends from the second leg of the mounting bracket, and the vibration actuator has a second end that is attached to and extends to the wiper arm adjacent the pivot end of the wiper arm, wherein the vibration actuator is non-parallel with the wiper arm; a fluid source configured for fluid communication with the vibration actuator, wherein when the vibration actuator is de-actuated, the actuating arm is extended and the wiper blade contacts the surface of the windshield, and wherein when the vibration actuator is actuated, the actuating arm retracts and the wiper blade is lifted off the surface of the windshield; a scrubber housing attached to the wiper arm and having an interior volume, the scrubber housing having at least one opening; flexible connecting members partially disposed in the interior volume of the scrubber housing and extending through the at least one opening; and a brush assembly attached to the flexible connecting members, wherein the brush assembly is displaceable as the flexible connecting members are displaceable outwardly and inwardly with respect to the interior volume of the scrubber housing.