Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Accessories
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-21
2001-06-19
Graham, Gary K. (Department: 1744)
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Accessories
C015S250190, C015S250001, C248S505000, C248S206300
Reexamination Certificate
active
06247201
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rear wiper blade protective device and more particularly pertains to protecting a rear wiper blade of a vehicle while the vehicle goes through an automatic car wash.
The use of wiper blade accessories and assemblies is known in the prior art. More specifically, wiper blade accessories and assemblies heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of improving the operation of a wiper blade are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,412,177 to Clark discloses an electrically heated cover for a wiper blade to prevent ice from forming on a windshield wiper blade during cold weather. U.S. Pat. No. 5,564,157 to Kushida discloses a vehicle wiper assembly with a cover for supporting the blade for use in cold weather. U.S. Pat. No. 4,658,463 to Sugita discloses a wiper blade assembly.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a rear wiper blade protective device for protecting a rear wiper blade of a vehicle while the vehicle goes through an automatic car wash.
In this respect, the rear wiper blade protective device according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of protecting a rear wiper blade of a vehicle while the vehicle goes through an automatic car wash.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a new and improved rear wiper blade protective device which can be used for protecting a rear wiper blade of a vehicle while the vehicle goes through an automatic car wash. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of wiper blade accessories and assemblies now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved rear wiper blade protective device. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved rear wiper blade protective device which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a vehicle having a rear windshield. The rear windshield has a wiper coupled therewith. A cylindrical tube is provided having an open first end and a closed second end. The open first end receives the wiper therein. A pair of suction cups are secured to the cylindrical tube. Each of the suction cups have an upper end with a band secured thereto. The band is wrapped around the cylindrical tube whereby the suction cups can be adhered to the rear windshield.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rear wiper blade protective device which has all the advantages of the prior art wiper blade accessories and assemblies and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rear wiper blade protective device which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rear wiper blade protective device which is of durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved rear wiper blade protective device which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby, making such a rear wiper blade protective device economically available to the buying public.
Even still another object of the present invention is provide a new and improved rear wiper blade protective device for protecting a rear wiper blade of a vehicle while the vehicle goes through an automatic car wash.
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rear wiper blade protective device including a cylindrical tube having an open first end and a close second end. The open first end is dimensioned for receiving the rear wiper blade therein. A pair of suction cups are coupled with respect to the cylindrical tube whereby the suction cups can be adhered to the rear windshield with the rear wiper blade positioned within the cylindrical tube.
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
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Goldstein Law Offices P.C.
Graham Gary K.
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