Windscreen wiping systems for road vehicles

Claim 1

A windscreen wiping system for a road vehicle, including a wiper motor, a control switch for said motor, said control switch for said motor, said control switch having an on position and an off position, said control switch when in said on position operating said motor in one direction so that said wipers operate in a reciprocatory manner, and said control switch when in its off position reversing the flow of current to said wiper motor to cause said wiper motor to move the wipers clear of the windscreen of the vehicle, a first limit switch which is tripped to stop the motor when said wipers move clear of the windscreen of the vehicle, manually operable delay means serving to stop the wiper motor at the termination of a cycle of operation of said wipers and to recommence operation of said wiper motor after a delay, and a second limit switch operable by said manually operable delay means for parking said wipers on the screen when said manually operable delay means is operative in which means is provided for operating the wipers with a delay between each wipe or after a succession of wipes, and a further limit switch is incorporated whereby the wipers park on the screen when they are operating with a delay.