WINDSHIELD WIPER CONNECTOR
First Claim
1. A connector for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm, the connector comprising:
- an elongate body member having a front end, a rear end, a first side wall, a second wall, and a top surface extending between the first and second side walls;
a connector securing structure;
a first tongue receiving opening located towards the front end of the elongate body member, the first tongue opening structured to receive a corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm; and
a cap provided proximate to the front end of the connector, the cap slidable between an open position and a closed position, the cap operable to secure the received corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm.
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Abstract
A wiper blade connector releasably secures a wiper blade to a wiper arm, thereby forming a windshield wiper blade assembly. The wiper blade connector comprises an elongate body member having opposite facing side walls, a front end, and a rear end. The opposite facing sidewalls include means for receiving and releasably securing to the mounting base on a wiper blade. At the front end of the elongate body member, a first tongue receiving opening is sized to receive the corresponding front tongue of a wiper arm. At the rear end of the elongate body member, a second tongue receiving opening is sized to receive the corresponding rear tongue of a wiper arm. A locking mechanism, such as a slidable cap provided proximate to the front end of the elongate body member, releasably locks the wiper blade member to the wiper arm.
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20 Claims
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1. A connector for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm, the connector comprising:
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an elongate body member having a front end, a rear end, a first side wall, a second wall, and a top surface extending between the first and second side walls; a connector securing structure; a first tongue receiving opening located towards the front end of the elongate body member, the first tongue opening structured to receive a corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm; and a cap provided proximate to the front end of the connector, the cap slidable between an open position and a closed position, the cap operable to secure the received corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A connector for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm, the connector comprising:
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an elongate body member having a front end, a rear end, a first side wall, a second wall, and a top surface extending between the first and second side walls; a connector securing structure; a first tongue receiving opening located towards the front end of the elongate body member, the first tongue opening structured to receive a corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm; a second tongue receiving opening located towards the rear end of the elongate body member, the second tongue opening structured to receive a corresponding rear tongue on the wiper arm; and a cap provided proximate to the front end of the connector, the cap slidable between an open position and a closed position, the cap operable to secure the received corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A wiper blade assembly comprising:
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a wiper blade comprising a wiper strip and a mounting base; and a connector for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm, the connector comprising; an elongate body member having a front end, a rear end, a first side wall, a second wall, and a top surface extending between the first and second side walls; a connector securing structure; a first tongue receiving opening located towards the front end of the elongate body member, the first tongue opening structured to receive a corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm; and a cap provided proximate to the front end of the connector, the cap slidable between an open position and a closed position, the cap operable to secure the received corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification