Beam blade wiper assembly having improved coupler
First Claim
1. A beam blade windshield wiper assembly comprising:
- an elongated backbone having a longitudinal beam length extending between first and second longitudinal ends of said backbone defining a longitudinal axis with an intermediate portion therebetween, an upper surface and an opposed mounting surface with first and second backbone sides extending between said upper surface and said mounting surface;
a wiper element mounted to said mounting surface of said backbone and extending for a substantial portion of said longitudinal beam length;
a coupler adapted to interconnect said backbone to a wiper arm, said coupler including a spring clip mounted to said backbone and a coupler housing adapted to be mounted to the wiper arm, said spring clip including a base supported on said upper surface of said backbone, a spring seat disposed spaced from said upper surface of said backbone and a spring biased tongue-extending in the direction of said longitudinal beam length and disposed spaced from said upper surface of said backbone, said coupler housing defining a cavity and having a pivot pin extending across said cavity and transverse to said longitudinal beam length;
said pivot pin being rotatably received and supported between said spring seat and said tongue with said tongue biasing said pin into engagement with said spring seat.
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Abstract
A beam blade windshield wiper assembly having an elongated backbone defining a longitudinal beam length which extends between first and second longitudinal ends so as to define a longitudinal axis with an intermediate portion therebetween. The backbone has an upper surface and an opposed mounting surface with first and second sides extending between the upper surface and the mounting surface. A wiper element is mounted to the mounting surface of the backbone and extends for a substantial portion of its longitudinal beam length. The assembly further includes a coupler which is adapted to interconnect the backbone to a wiper arm. The coupler includes a spring clip mounted to the backbone and a coupler housing adapted to be mounted to the wiper arm. The spring clip includes a base supported on the upper surface of the backbone, a spring seat disposed spaced from the upper surface of the backbone and a spring biased tongue extending in the direction of the longitudinal beam length and disposed spaced from the upper surface of the backbone. The coupler housing defines a cavity and has a pivot pin extending across the cavity and transverse to the longitudinal beam length. The pivot pin is rotatably received and supported between the spring seat and the tongue with the tongue biasing the pin into engagement with the spring seat.
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1. A beam blade windshield wiper assembly comprising:
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an elongated backbone having a longitudinal beam length extending between first and second longitudinal ends of said backbone defining a longitudinal axis with an intermediate portion therebetween, an upper surface and an opposed mounting surface with first and second backbone sides extending between said upper surface and said mounting surface;
a wiper element mounted to said mounting surface of said backbone and extending for a substantial portion of said longitudinal beam length;
a coupler adapted to interconnect said backbone to a wiper arm, said coupler including a spring clip mounted to said backbone and a coupler housing adapted to be mounted to the wiper arm, said spring clip including a base supported on said upper surface of said backbone, a spring seat disposed spaced from said upper surface of said backbone and a spring biased tongue-extending in the direction of said longitudinal beam length and disposed spaced from said upper surface of said backbone, said coupler housing defining a cavity and having a pivot pin extending across said cavity and transverse to said longitudinal beam length;
said pivot pin being rotatably received and supported between said spring seat and said tongue with said tongue biasing said pin into engagement with said spring seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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