Windshield wiper arm bracket

• US 20080115308A1
• Filed: 08/16/2007
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alberee Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Alberee Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Lee, Albert
• Granted Patent: US 8,166,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/250.32
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3851 Mounting of connector to blade assembly
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3856 Gripping the blade
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3867 pin formed on the interior of side walls
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/4006 for arms provided with a hook-shaped end
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/4074 with means provided on the blade for locking the side pin
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/69 Redundant disconnection blocking means
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/71 Blocking disengagement of catches or keys
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44769 Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44923 Clasp, clip, or support-clamp cut or shaped from a single sheet of resilient, uniformly thick, planar material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49995 Shaping one-piece blank by removing material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32893 including distinct pin retainer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32901 Unitary clip or plug

Abstract

A windshield wiper arm bracket includes a pair of side walls. Each of said side walls include at least one centrally located pin arm receiving hole formed therein. The bracket also includes a post attaching the pair of side walls together. The post is for receiving a pin arm adaptor thereon. The bracket also includes an attachment arm formed on a bottom of each of the pair of side walls. The attachment arms are for connecting the bracket to a windshield wiper assembly. An adaptor for a windshield wiper arm bracket includes a top portion and a web portion. The web portion includes a central aperture formed therein. The central aperture includes a first portion for receiving a post of the windshield wiper arm bracket and a second aperture for receiving a pin arm of a windshield wiper arm.

Claims

1. A windshield wiper arm bracket, comprising:

a pair of side walls, each of said side walls including at least one centrally located pin arm receiving hole formed therein;

a post attaching the pair of side walls together on a top of each of the pair of side walls, said post configured to receive a pin arm adaptor thereon; and

an attachment arm formed on a bottom of each of the pair of side walls, said attachment arms configured to connect the bracket to a windshield wiper assembly.

3. The windshield wiper arm bracket of claim 1, wherein the each of the pair of the side walls have a plurality of the pin arm receiving holes, the pin arm receiving holes having different diameters.

4. The windshield wiper arm bracket of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one web connecting the pair of the side walls.

2. An adaptor for a windshield wiper arm bracket, said adaptor comprising:

a top portion; and

a web portion, said web portion including a central aperture formed therein, said central aperture including a first portion configured to receive a post of the windshield wiper arm bracket and a second aperture configured to receive a pin arm of a windshield wiper arm.

5. The adaptor of claim 2, wherein the web portion is made of a elastic material so as to receive a pin arm of various sizes.

6. The adaptor of claim 2, wherein the web portion comprises a plurality of hollow chambers.

7. The adaptor of claim 2, wherein the first portion and the second portion are connected.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

forming at least one web connecting the pair of the side walls.

8. A method of making a windshield wiper arm bracket, comprising:

stamping sheet metal in a shape for the windshield wiper arm;

forming pin arm receiving holes on the stamped sheet metal;

bending the stamped sheet metal at two locations so as to create a pair of side walls, each of said side walls including the at least one pin arm receiving hole;

forming a post attaching the pair of side walls together on a top of each of the pair of side walls, said post configured to receive a pin arm adaptor thereon; and

forming an attachment arm on a bottom of each of the pair of side walls, said attachment arms configured to connect the bracket to a windshield wiper assembly.