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Joint bushing device for a windshield wiper frame

  • US 5,606,766 A
  • Filed: 10/02/1995
  • Issued: 03/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A windshield wiper frame assembly of a motor vehicle, comprising:

  • a bridge member including an arm shaft extended therefrom and an arm aperture for attaching to a wiper arm attached to a body of said motor vehicle, said bridge member further including a pair of depending bridge walls formed on opposing ends thereof and a pair of outer apertures formed in said bridge walls;

    a joint bushing member including a pair of bushing side walls, a top opening, outer and inner pins extending from each wall of said pair of bushing walls, and a stopper formed at one end of said joint bushing member; and

    at least one yoke member including a pair of yoke walls disposed on the middle portion thereof, a pair of grooves formed in outer side walls of the yoke member, and a pair of inner apertures formed within the side walls of the yoke member, the pair of grooves terminating above the pair of inner apertures whereby when the yoke member is pivotally assembled with the bridge member by inserting the joint bushing member between the yoke and bridge members, the pair of inner pins of the joint bushing member slidably follow the pair of grooves and are snap-fit into the outer apertures by inner pins of the joint bushing member.

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