WIPER COUPLER AND WIPER ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING SAME
First Claim
1. A wiper assembly for use in connection with a wiper arm having an attachment member including a track defined by a base and rails depending therefrom, where the base includes a bent tab extending outwardly from the base, a passage defined within the base by a peripheral edge and a contoured protrusion extending from the peripheral edge toward the center of the passage in substantially the same direction as the bent tab, said wiper assembly comprising:
- a wiping element adapted to contact a surface to he wiped;
a tournament-style superstructure adapted to operatively engaged said wiping element; and
a wiper coupler operatively mounted to said superstructure that is adapted to releasably attach said superstructure to a wiper arm attachment member, said wiper coupler including a pair of sidewalls and a deck disposed therebetween, said deck further includes a distal edge having a cross-member that is adapted to operatively engage a portion of the contoured protrusion when the attachment member is operatively engaged to said wiper coupler, said deck and a portion of said sidewalls cooperating to define a rest adapted to operatively receive the track of a wiper arm attachment member.said coupler further including an elevated platform disposed between said sidewalls and an aperture disposed between said deck and said elevated platform that is adapted to operatively receive a portion of the bent tab of a wiper arm attachment member, said deck further including a cantilevered beam adapted to operatively engage a portion of the peripheral edge of a wiper arm attachment member to facilitate releasable attachment between said tournament-style superstructure and a wiper arm attachment member conventionally employed for use in connection with a beam blade-style wiper assembly.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a wiper assembly that includes a wiping element and a tournament-style superstructure to support the wiping element. The wiper assembly further includes a wiper coupler that releasably attaches the superstructure to a wiper arm attachment member. The wiper coupler includes a pair of sidewalls each having a flange to engage a portion of the guides of the attachment member and further includes an elevated platform and a deck each disposed between the sidewalls. The deck and a portion of the sidewalls define a rest to receive the track of the attachment member. The wiper coupler further includes an aperture between the elevated platform and the deck. The aperture receives a portion of the bent tab of the attachment member to facilitate attachment between the superstructure and the attachment member conventionally employed for use with a beam blade-style wiper assembly.
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9 Claims
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1. A wiper assembly for use in connection with a wiper arm having an attachment member including a track defined by a base and rails depending therefrom, where the base includes a bent tab extending outwardly from the base, a passage defined within the base by a peripheral edge and a contoured protrusion extending from the peripheral edge toward the center of the passage in substantially the same direction as the bent tab, said wiper assembly comprising:
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a wiping element adapted to contact a surface to he wiped; a tournament-style superstructure adapted to operatively engaged said wiping element; and a wiper coupler operatively mounted to said superstructure that is adapted to releasably attach said superstructure to a wiper arm attachment member, said wiper coupler including a pair of sidewalls and a deck disposed therebetween, said deck further includes a distal edge having a cross-member that is adapted to operatively engage a portion of the contoured protrusion when the attachment member is operatively engaged to said wiper coupler, said deck and a portion of said sidewalls cooperating to define a rest adapted to operatively receive the track of a wiper arm attachment member. said coupler further including an elevated platform disposed between said sidewalls and an aperture disposed between said deck and said elevated platform that is adapted to operatively receive a portion of the bent tab of a wiper arm attachment member, said deck further including a cantilevered beam adapted to operatively engage a portion of the peripheral edge of a wiper arm attachment member to facilitate releasable attachment between said tournament-style superstructure and a wiper arm attachment member conventionally employed for use in connection with a beam blade-style wiper assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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Specification