Connector for windscreen wiper

• US 7,434,291 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2007
• Issued: 10/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fu-Gang Co Ltd
• Original Assignee: Fu-Gang Co Ltd
• Inventors: Chiang, Min-Heng
• Primary Examiner(s): Graham; Gary K
• Application Number:
  US11/686,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20080222830A1
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: 152/503.2, 152/503.1, 152/503.51, 152/504.3, 152/504.4
• US Class Current: 15/250.32
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/3848 Flat-type wiper blade, i.e. without harness
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/4038 for arms provided with a channel-shaped end
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/4051 the intermediate element engaging the side walls of the arm
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 2001/4058 comprising a separate locking element, e.g. in addition to an intermediate element

Abstract

A connector for windscreen wiper is disclosed. The connector comprises a seat body having two lateral sides extended outwardly to form a mounting section having a front end provided with an engaging section, and the rear end of the seat body having a T-shaped elongated rod, wherein the two lateral sides of the elongated rod are respectively mounted with a vertical engaging hook and the inner edge of the seat body is provided with symmetrical semi-circular fastening plate; and (b) a hood body which is conic shape provided with a fastening hole corresponding to the seat body engaging hook; thereby a windscreen connector is formed such that a securing device of a soft-frame windscreen wiper can be secured at the fastening plate and in installation, the wiper arm is inserted into the mounting section such that the engaging hook is engaging at the engaging section at the front end of the mounting section, and the hook body is secured to the fastening hole using the engaging hook.

Claims

1. A connector for windscreen wiper comprising

(a) a seat body having two lateral sides extended outwardly to form a mounting section having a front end provided with an engaging section, and a rear end of the seat body having a T-shaped elongated rod, wherein two lateral sides of the elongated rod are respectively mounted with a vertical engaging hook and an inner edge of the seat body is provided with a pair of symmetrical semi-circular engaging plates;

and (b) a hood body provided with a fastening hole corresponding to each vertical engaging hook;

thereby a windscreen connector is formed such that a securing device of a soft-frame windscreen wiper can be secured at the engaging plates and in installation, the wiper arm is inserted into the mounting section such that a fastening hook thereof is engaging at the engaging section at the front end of the mounting section, and the hood body is secured by engaging the vertical engaging hooks with the fastening holes.

2. The connector for windscreen wiper of claim 1, wherein a bottom edge of the engaging section is inwardly converged, facilitating the securing of the wiper arm and installation.

3. The connector for windscreen wiper of claim 1, wherein an upper edge of a front end of the seat body has an opening having a fastening plate at an internal edge thereof for engagement with different type of wiper arm.

4. The connector for windscreen wiper of claim 1, wherein a center position of a bottom edge of the hood body and the seat body are respectively provided with an inverted triangular shaped opening such that the opening provides a space when the wiper is triggered to move.