IP Library Granted Patent US 11,731,591
Granted Patent B2
US 11,731,591 · App. 17/183,458 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

System for washing motor vehicle headlights

Inventor: Eric Richardson (Kamloops, CA)
Assignee: Zodat Industries LLC
B60S1/603B60S1/52B05B1/02B05B9/0413B60S1/50
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,731,591
App. No.
17/183,458
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention for rights for a system configured for use with an existing motor vehicle windshield washer system whereby a portion of solution is directed to a headlamp washing outlet.

Claims (9)

1. A headlight washer system constructed and arranged to be used with an existing windshield washer system, said headlight washer system comprising:

an existing windshield washer system having a windshield washer solution reservoir, a primary pump constructed and arranged to receive windshield washer solution exiting from said windshield washer solution reservoir, a primary pump actuator, a primary pump solution outlet line, and a windshield washer solution outlet;

a secondary pump constructed and arranged with a dedicated actuator;

a primary outlet split device that divides the windshield washer solution exiting from said primary solution outlet line into a windshield washer fluid solution supply line and a secondary pump inlet line;

an outlet line directing the windshield washer solution from said secondary pump to a backflow valve, said backflow valve constructed and arranged with an outlet that divides incoming windshield washer solution into two identical backflow valve outlet lines; and

a vehicle headlamp solution exit constructed and arranged to receive the windshield washer solution from one of the two identical backflow valve outlet line and deliver said windshield washer solution to a vehicle headlamp, said vehicle headlamp solution exit held into position by a solution exit bracket and a solution exit bracket support.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said secondary pump is positioned at a vertical height below said primary pump.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said primary pump actuator alone will deliver windshield washer solution from said windshield washer reservoir to each of said windshield washer solution outlet and said vehicle headlamp solution exit.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the dedicated actuator of the secondary pump alone will deliver windshield washer solution from said windshield washer reservoir only to said vehicle headlamp solution exit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 8, 2021
From: MARIC LTD
To: ZODAT INDUSTRIES LLC
Reel/Frame 058537/0368 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2021
From: RICHARDSON, ERIC
To: MARIC LTD.
Reel/Frame 055386/0442 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16054786 · Aug 3, 2018
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