Windshield Wiper Connector
First Claim
1. A connector comprising:
- a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls, each having an outer surface, wherein the opposing peripheral side walls each having least one retaining pin aperture aligned with one another and sized to be capable of slidably accepting a retaining pin of at least one pin-type windshield wiper arm;
a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other;
at least one aperture in the top surface sized such that the aperture is capable of accepting a first locking tab that extends from a locking arm on a first pin-type wiper arm of the at least one pin-type windshield wiper arm, when the first pin-type wiper arm is connected to the connector.
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Abstract
A connector for a windshield wiper, and a wiper blade assembly including same, that accommodates multiple pin-type windshield wiper arms having varying pin lengths and locking mechanisms. The connector for connecting a windshield wiper assembly to a wiper arm may have a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls and a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other. The opposing peripheral side walls may each have one or more retaining pin apertures aligned with one another and sized to be capable of slideably accepting a retaining pin of at least one pin-type and/or pin-plus-locking-arm windshield wiper arm.
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20 Claims
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1. A connector comprising:
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a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls, each having an outer surface, wherein the opposing peripheral side walls each having least one retaining pin aperture aligned with one another and sized to be capable of slidably accepting a retaining pin of at least one pin-type windshield wiper arm; a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other; at least one aperture in the top surface sized such that the aperture is capable of accepting a first locking tab that extends from a locking arm on a first pin-type wiper arm of the at least one pin-type windshield wiper arm, when the first pin-type wiper arm is connected to the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A connector comprising:
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a peripheral wall having at least opposing peripheral side walls, each having an outer surface; a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other comprising a proximal shelf and a distal shelf; and at least one aperture in the proximal shelf sized and positioned to be capable of receiving a locking tab of a locking arm of a first pin-type windshield wiper arm when the connector is locked to the windshield wiper arm such that the connector is prevented from sliding off of the windshield wiper arm; wherein the opposing peripheral side walls each have at least one retaining pin aperture aligned with one another and sized to be capable of slidably accepting a retaining pin of at least one pin-type windshield wiper arm.
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17. A wiper blade assembly comprising:
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a wiper strip; and a connector capable of connecting wiper blade assembly to at least two different pin-type wiper arms wherein each of the at least two different pin-type wiper arms has a locking arm, the connector comprising; a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls, each having an outer surface; a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other comprising a proximal shelf and a distal shelf; at least one aperture in the proximal shelf; at least one aperture in the distal shelf; and a tower located between the proximal shelf and the distal shelf; wherein the opposing peripheral side walls each have at least one retaining pin aperture aligned with one another and sized to be capable of slidably accepting a retaining pin of at least one pin-type windshield wiper arm. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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