Protective sleeve for windshield wiper

Abstract

A device for preventing the accumulation of frozen precipitation on and around an automobile's windshield wipers. The device is defined by an elongated, substantially conical sleeve that is formed of polyester laminate industrial fabric. The sleeve is slid onto the windshield wiper of an automobile in advance of oncoming frozen precipitation. After frozen precipitation has accumulated on the automobile, the precipitation can be cleared from atop the protective sleeve and the sleeve can be removed to expose a clean, precipitation-free windshield wiper. Then windshield wiper can then be employed immediately in a conventional manner for cleaning the windshield of the automobile without being impeded by residual frozen precipitation that could otherwise accumulate on the wiper.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The accumulation of snow and other wintery precipitation, such as sleet, hail, and freezing rain, on an automobile commonly results in the windshield wipers of the automobile becoming covered and encased in one or more layers of snow and / or ice. This can be problematic, because even after a majority of the snow and ice have been removed from atop the windshield wipers an amount of frozen precipitation will typically remain adhered to various surfaces of the wipers, including surfaces of the wipers' blades that are designed to engage and clean the windshield of the automobile. Moreover, conventional methods for removing snow and ice from the windshields of automobiles, such as by employing snow brushes or ice scrapers, are generally ineffective for removing snow and ice from tight areas underneath and around most windshield wipers, and in some cases can even cause damage to the wipers.[0002]Frozen precipitation that is not cleared from the windshield ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0006]When the automobile is to be driven or otherwise needs to be cleared of accumulated frozen precipitation, the driver of the automobile or another individual removes any accumulated frozen precipitation from the windshield and from atop the protective sleeves, such as by using a conventional snow brush and/or ice scraper. The driver then removes the sleeves from the windshield wipers and allows th

Problems solved by technology

The accumulation of snow and other wintery precipitation, such as sleet, hail, and freezing rain, on an automobile commonly results in the windshield wipers of the automobile becoming covered and encased in one or more layers of snow and / or ice.

This can be problematic, because even after a majority of the snow and ice have been removed from atop the windshield wipers an amount of frozen precipitation will typically remain adhered to various surfaces of the wipers, including surfaces of the wipers' blades that are designed to engage and clean the windshield of the automobile.

Moreover, conventional methods for removing snow and ice from the windshields of automobiles, such as by employing snow brushes or ice scrapers, are generally ineffective for removing snow and ice from tight areas underneath and around most windshield wipers, and in some cases can even cause damage to the wipers.

Frozen precipitation that is not cleared from the windshield wipers, or from the areas of the windshield surrounding the wipers, can interfere with the operation of the wipers, such as by creating a barrier between the working edges of the wiper blades and the surface of the windshield.

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