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 side channel longitudinally extending along a portion of an outer surface of the first side wall proximate the first end of the elongate body member;
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 U-shaped cap having an upper wall and first and second side walls, nad including a first side protrusion provided on an interior surface of the first side wall of the cap, the first side protrusion correspondingly dimensioned and positioned to slide along the first side channel as the cap is slid between an open position and a closed position, the cap operable to secure the received corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm,wherein the first side channel is oriented in a direction corresponding with the longitudinal direction of the elongate body member, the cap thereby slidable substantially parallel to the top surface.
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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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9 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 side channel longitudinally extending along a portion of an outer surface of the first side wall proximate the first end of the elongate body member; 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 U-shaped cap having an upper wall and first and second side walls, nad including a first side protrusion provided on an interior surface of the first side wall of the cap, the first side protrusion correspondingly dimensioned and positioned to slide along the first side channel as the cap is slid between an open position and a closed position, the cap operable to secure the received corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm, wherein the first side channel is oriented in a direction corresponding with the longitudinal direction of the elongate body member, the cap thereby slidable substantially parallel to the top surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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 side channel longitudinally extending along a portion of an outer surface of the first side wall proximate the first end of the elongate body member; 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 U-shaped cap having an upper wall and first and second side walls, nad including a first side protrusion provided on an interior surface of the first side wall of the cap, the first side protrusion correspondingly dimensioned and positioned to slide along the first side channel as the cap is slid between an open position and a closed position, the cap operable to secure the received corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm, wherein the first side channel is oriented in a direction corresponding with the longitudinal direction of the elongate body member, the cap thereby slidable substantially parallel to the top surface.
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