Windshield wiper arm connector
First Claim
1. A windshield wiper arm connector adapted for connecting detachably a wiper arm to a wiper blade, said windshield wiper arm connector comprising:
- a shell unit adapted to be connected separably to the wiper blade, and includinga stop wall that extends in an axial direction, and that has first and second sides opposite to each other in the axial direction and lateral ends opposite to each other in a transverse direction transverse to the axial direction,a pair of outer side walls that extend respectively from the lateral ends of said stop wall, each of said outer side walls having first and second sides that correspond respectively in position to said first and second sides of said stop wall, anda linking member that is connected to said first sides of said outer side walls, and that cooperates with said stop wall and said outer side walls to define a receiving space adapted for receiving an end portion of the wiper arm, said shell unit being formed with an opening that is defined cooperatively by said second side of said stop wall and said second sides of said outer side walls, that is in spatial communication with said receiving space, and that is adapted for extension of the end portion of the wiper arm therethrough in the axial direction into said receiving space; and
a connecting member disposed on said linking member and movable between a connected position adapted for connection to the end portion of the wiper arm, and a separated position adapted for separation from the end portion of the wiper arm.
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Abstract
A windshield wiper arm connector includes a shell unit and a connecting member. The shell unit includes a stop wall, a pair of outer side walls extending from the stop wall, and a linking member connected to the outer side walls to define a receiving space thereamong. The shell unit is formed with an opening that is opposite to the linking member, that is in spatial communication with the receiving space, and that is adapted for extension of an end portion of a wiper arm therethrough into the receiving space. The connecting member is disposed on the linking member and is movable for connecting to and separating from the end portion of the wiper arm.
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11 Claims
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1. A windshield wiper arm connector adapted for connecting detachably a wiper arm to a wiper blade, said windshield wiper arm connector comprising:
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a shell unit adapted to be connected separably to the wiper blade, and including a stop wall that extends in an axial direction, and that has first and second sides opposite to each other in the axial direction and lateral ends opposite to each other in a transverse direction transverse to the axial direction, a pair of outer side walls that extend respectively from the lateral ends of said stop wall, each of said outer side walls having first and second sides that correspond respectively in position to said first and second sides of said stop wall, and a linking member that is connected to said first sides of said outer side walls, and that cooperates with said stop wall and said outer side walls to define a receiving space adapted for receiving an end portion of the wiper arm, said shell unit being formed with an opening that is defined cooperatively by said second side of said stop wall and said second sides of said outer side walls, that is in spatial communication with said receiving space, and that is adapted for extension of the end portion of the wiper arm therethrough in the axial direction into said receiving space; and a connecting member disposed on said linking member and movable between a connected position adapted for connection to the end portion of the wiper arm, and a separated position adapted for separation from the end portion of the wiper arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A windshield wiper assembly adapted to be connected detachably to a wiper arm, said windshield wiper assembly comprising
a windshield wiper arm connector, a wiper blade, and a connecting seat connecting detachably said wiper blade to said windshield wiper arm connector, wherein said windshield wiper arm connector includes: -
a shell unit connected separably to said connecting seat, and including a stop wall that extends in an axial direction, and that has first and second sides opposite to each other in the axial direction and lateral ends opposite to each other in a transverse direction transverse to the axial direction, a pair of outer side walls that extend respectively from the lateral ends of said stop wall, each of said outer side walls having first and second sides that correspond respectively in position to said first and second sides of said stop wall, and a linking member that is connected to said first sides of said outer side walls, and that cooperates with said stop wall and said outer side walls to define a receiving space adapted for receiving an end portion of the wiper arm, said shell unit being formed with an opening that is defined cooperatively by said second side of said stop wall and said second sides of said outer side walls, that is in spatial communication with said receiving space, and that is adapted for extension of the end portion of the wiper arm therethrough in the axial direction into said receiving space; and a connecting member disposed on said linking member and movable between a connected position adapted for connection to the end portion of the wiper arm, and a separated position adapted for separation from the end portion of the wiper arm. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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