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Variable length windshield wiper arm assembly

CA 1257951 A · Owner: General Motors Corporation · Inventors: Budinski, John A.

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Variable Length Windshield Wiper Arm Assembly Abstract of the Disclosure, A variable length windshield wiper arm assembly for disposition below the center of a vehicle windshield includes a base supported on the body for angular oscillation about a pivot axis of the body through a wiping stroke, a blade support arm carrying a wiper blade for wiping the window, an outboard slide bearing between the support arm and the base for partially guiding the arm relative to the base and for reacting blade torque, a hypocycloidal gear system on the base having a rotary input member rotatable about the pivot axis and a linear output member connected to an inboard end of the support arm whereby the …

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  • Granted August 1, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 1, 2006.
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FiledMay 26, 1986
GrantedAugust 1, 1989
Term endedAugust 1, 2006
Patent numberCA 1257951 A
Classification (IPC)B60S1/36 +1 more

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedMay 26, 1986Patent grantedAug 1, 1989Term endedAug 1, 2006

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