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A wiper apparatus is proposed that is used to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper apparatus has a wiper arm (18), guided on the motor vehicle and driven in pendulum motion, on whose free end, remote from the pendulum shaft (88), a wiper blade (10), elongated transversely to the pendulum direc

A wiper apparatus is proposed that is used to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper apparatus has a wiper arm (18), guided on the motor vehicle and driven in pendulum motion, on whose free end, remote from the pendulum shaft (88), a wiper blade (10), elongated transversely to the pendulum direction (double arrow 86) and capable of being pressed against the window (28), is separably hinged via a connection device (14) that has coupling elements (22 and 16) associated with the wiper arm and the wiper blade, respectively, wherein the pivot axis (54) extends substantially in the pendulum direction, and the wiper apparatus has at least one support shoulder (44, 46 and 68), solidly connected to the wiper arm and pointing toward the pendulum shaft (88), which shoulder is located opposite an associated interception shoulder (62), solidly connected to the wiper blade and pointing away from the pendulum shaft (88). To assure problem-free mounting of the wiper blade on the wiper arm and problem-free removal of the wiper blade from the wiper arm, even if for structural reasons the wiper arm cannot be raised in a plane that is vertical to the window, transverse to the wiping direction, at least one of the two shoulders (44, 46, 68; 62) can be moved counter to a restoring force all the way out of the opposed position relative to the other shoulder (62; 44, 46, 68).

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A wiper apparatus is proposed that is used to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper apparatus has a wiper arm (18), guided on the motor vehicle and driven in pendulum motion, on whose free end, remote from the pendulum shaft (88), a wiper blade (10), elongated transversely to the pendulum direc

A wiper apparatus is proposed that is used to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper apparatus has a wiper arm (18), guided on the motor vehicle and driven in pendulum motion, on whose free end, remote from the pendulum shaft (88), a wiper blade (10), elongated transversely to the pendulum direction (double arrow 86) and capable of being pressed against the window (28), is separably hinged via a connection device (14) that has coupling elements (22 and 16) associated with the wiper arm and the wiper blade, respectively, wherein the pivot axis (54) extends substantially in the pendulum direction, and the wiper apparatus has at least one support shoulder (44, 46 and 68), solidly connected to the wiper arm and pointing toward the pendulum shaft (88), which shoulder is located opposite an associated interception shoulder (62), solidly connected to the wiper blade and pointing away from the pendulum shaft (88). To assure problem-free mounting of the wiper blade on the wiper arm and problem-free removal of the wiper blade from the wiper arm, even if for structural reasons the wiper arm cannot be raised in a plane that is vertical to the window, transverse to the wiping direction, at least one of the two shoulders (44, 46, 68; 62) can be moved counter to a restoring force all the way out of the opposed position relative to the other shoulder (62; 44, 46, 68). shaft is attached to the mounting plate by entrance through the cavities of at least two upwardly extending projections, whereby the upwardly extending projections support the second end portion of the shaft. 9. The paint pad apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second end portion of the shaft is attached to the mounting plate by entrance through the cavities of the first and second upwardly extending projections, and wherein the second end portion of the shaft butts up against the stop block projection. 10. The paint pad apparatus of claim 8, wherein the second end portion of the shaft is attached to the mounting plate by entrance through the cavities of the third and fourth upwardly extending projections. 11. The paint pad apparatus of claim 1, wherein the mounting plate, the plurality of upwardly extending projections, the stop block projection, and the alignment projections are made from a clear or colored plastic material. 12. A paint pad apparatus for applying paint to a surface comprising: a mounting plate having a top and a bottom face; a paint pad removably arranged to the bottom face of the mounting plate; a plurality of tabs along the bottom face of the mounting plate, the tabs extend inwardly along at least two opposing peripheral edges of the mounting plate to allow mounting of the paint pad; at least two alignment projections attached along the top face of the mounting plate to allow alignment of a shaft of a handle, a plurality of upwardly extending projections attached along the top face of the mounting plate, the projections having internal cavities capable of supporting the shaft of the handle; a stop block projection attached along the top face of the mounting plate, to stop an end of the shaft of the handle; and a plurality of spacers rotatably attached along the top face of the mounting plate for maintaining the paint pad apparatus at a uniform distance from a surface adjacent the surface being painted, so that when said pad engages the paint the borderline of the paint applied by the paint pad is close to an edge where the adjacent surface and the surface being painted meet, wherein at least two spacers extend outwardly beyond at least two sides of the mounting plate and at least two spacers extend outwardly beyond one side of the mounting plate. 13. The paint pad apparatus of claim 12, wherein the mounting plate is in the shape of a rectangle. 14. The paint pad apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a removable handle, the handle having a shaft and a grip, the shaft having two end portions, a first end portion attached to the grip and the second end portion removably attached to the mounting plate. 15. The paint pad apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second end portion of the shaft is attached to the mounting plate by entrance through the cavities of at least two upwardly extending projections, whereby the upwardly extending projections support the second end portion of the shaft. 16. The paint pad apparatus of claim 15, wherein the second end portion of the shaft is attached to the mounting plate by entrance through the cavities of the first and second upwardly extending projections, and wherein the second end portion of the shaft butts up against the stop block projection. 17. The paint pad apparatus of claim 15, wherein the second end portion of the shaft is attached to the mounting plate by entrance through the cavities of the third and fourth upwardly extending projections. 18. The paint pad apparatus of claim 12, wherein the mounting plate, the plurality of upwardly extending projections, the stop block projection, and the alignment projections are made from a clear or colored plastic material. 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