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(12) Patent Application: (11) CA 2173000
(54) English Title: MULTI-MINI BLADE
(54) French Title: ESSUIE-GLACE A PETITS BALAIS MULTIPLES
Status: Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication
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Abstracts

English Abstract


The Multi-Mini Blade Wiper is a single molded unit with evenly spaced angled Mini-Blades.
These Mini-Blades will slightly overlap which allows one blade to clean behind the other resulting in a
streak free clean window. The Multi-Mini Blade Wiper is designed as an alternative replacement wiper
blade for existing rubber wiper blades. The Multi-Mini Blade is molded as a one piece unit and maintains
the same slide in slots as existing blades for convenient transition from existing blades to Multi-Mini Wiper
Blades. Angle molded blades channels water from one mini blade to the next during operation, creating
streak free cleaning throughout the entire range of the wiper. The unique design of this wiper allows for
constant self cleaning as one mini-blade always redirects water to the next mini-blade.
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French Abstract

Essuie-glace à mini balais multiples constituant une seule unité moulée, dont les mini balais angulaires sont espacés de façon régulière. Les balais multiples se recouvrent partiellement, ce qui permet à un balai de nettoyer ce qui n'a pas été nettoyé par le balai précédent, et assure un nettoyage sans strie de la vitre. L'essuie-glace à mini balais multiples est conçu comme solution de rechange aux balais d'essuie-glace existants. Il s'agit d'un dispositif monopièce moulé qui peut être placé dans les mêmes rainures que les balais existants, ce qui permet de remplacer facilement les balais existants par les mini balais multiples. Les balais moulés angulaires dirigent l'eau d'un balais à l'autre lorsque l'essuie-glace fonctionne, ce qui assure un nettoyage sans strie de la vitre sur toute la surface balayée. La conception unique de cet essuie-glace assure un nettoyage continu puisqu'un mini balai redirige de façon continue l'eau vers le mini balai suivant.

Claims

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CLAIMS
A single unit wiper blade consisting of angled overlapping blades.

Description

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SPECIFICATIONS
The invention relates to a windshield wiper blade. The Multi-Mini Blade wiper is designed as an
~1t~1ive to Lhe cuITent single bl~ded wiper. The single bladed wipers have a tendency to streak during
operation as well as ha~e a tendency to skip over water du~ing heavier rains. The Multi-~Gni Blade will
not leaves streaks a~ the mini blades constantly move water from one blade to the next, sncce~ively - -
df~ one blade after the next(d;ag~ A). The angle design of the Multi-Mini Blade Wiper will reduce
or eliminate sl~pping over water during heavy rains or high speed driving in rain as they co~ y redirect
water from one Mini-Blade to the next duling either direction of operation(dia~.lB). The leng~ of ~e
Multi-Mim Blade will valy depending upon vehicular ap~ on

Representative Drawing
A single figure which represents the drawing illustrating the invention.
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Event History

Description Date
Time Limit for Reversal Expired 2001-03-29
Application Not Reinstated by Deadline 2001-03-29
Inactive: Cover page published 2000-12-21
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice 2000-03-29
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) 1997-09-30

Abandonment History

Abandonment Date Reason Reinstatement Date
2000-03-29

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The last payment was received on 1999-02-08

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Fee History

Fee Type Anniversary Year Due Date Paid Date
MF (application, 2nd anniv.) - small 02 1998-03-30 1998-02-23
MF (application, 3rd anniv.) - small 03 1999-03-29 1999-02-08
Owners on Record

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Current Owners on Record
PAUL HOFER
DANIEL GAUCHER
Past Owners on Record
None
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Abstract 1996-07-04 1 21
Description 1996-07-04 1 24
Claims 1996-07-04 1 107
Drawings 1996-07-04 2 31
Representative drawing 2000-12-10 1 5
Representative drawing 1997-10-29 1 5
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 1997-12-29 1 119
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 1998-12-29 1 118
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 1999-12-29 1 121
Courtesy - Abandonment Letter (Maintenance Fee) 2000-04-25 1 182
Second Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2000-10-01 1 118
Notice: Maintenance Fee Reminder 2001-01-01 1 121
Fees 1999-02-07 1 27
Fees 1998-02-22 1 20
Courtesy - Office Letter 1997-06-02 1 6
Courtesy - Office Letter 1996-04-25 1 12