Windshield wiper connector and assembly
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1. A wiper blade adapter having opposed first and second elongate ends, a top end and a bottom end spaced from and opposed to the top end, the adapter comprising:
- a side saddle portion includingan elongate outer side saddle wall,an elongate inner side saddle wall opposed to the outer side saddle wall,a top wall provided at the top end of the adapter between the outer side saddle wall and the inner side saddle wall, the inner and outer side saddle walls together with the top wall thereby defining a receiving cavity, anda cantilever positioned on and substantially parallel to the top wall and having a locking tab projecting into the receiving cavity; and
a mounting portion includingan elongate outer mounting wall, andan elongate inner mounting wall opposed to the outer mounting wall, the inner and outer mounting walls together defining an elongate mounting passage,wherein the receiving cavity is configured to secure the adapter with a wiper arm, and wherein the mounting passage is configured to secure the adapter with a wiper blade.
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Abstract
Novel connectors and wiper blade assemblies including same for securing windshield wiper blades and arms are described, including those that accommodate side-saddle wiper arms. A wiper blade connector may have a mounting portion comprising a wiper blade securing element, the wiper securing element being capable of securing a wiper blade, and a side-saddle portion comprising two side walls, a top wall and a bottom surface, defining a receiving cavity, said top wall having a cantilever with a locking tab.
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1. A wiper blade adapter having opposed first and second elongate ends, a top end and a bottom end spaced from and opposed to the top end, the adapter comprising:
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a side saddle portion including an elongate outer side saddle wall, an elongate inner side saddle wall opposed to the outer side saddle wall, a top wall provided at the top end of the adapter between the outer side saddle wall and the inner side saddle wall, the inner and outer side saddle walls together with the top wall thereby defining a receiving cavity, and a cantilever positioned on and substantially parallel to the top wall and having a locking tab projecting into the receiving cavity; and a mounting portion including an elongate outer mounting wall, and an elongate inner mounting wall opposed to the outer mounting wall, the inner and outer mounting walls together defining an elongate mounting passage, wherein the receiving cavity is configured to secure the adapter with a wiper arm, and wherein the mounting passage is configured to secure the adapter with a wiper blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wiper blade assembly comprising:
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a wiper blade; and a wiper blade adapter for securing the wiper blade with a wiper arm, the wiper blade adapter having opposed first and second elongate ends, a top end and a bottom end from and opposed to the top end, the adapter comprising; a side saddle portion including an elongate outer side saddle wall, an elongate inner side saddle wall opposed to the outer side saddle wall, a top wall provided at the top end of the adapter between the outer side saddle wall and the inner side saddle wall, the inner and outer side saddle walls together with the top wall thereby defining a receiving cavity, and a cantilever positioned on and substantially parallel to the top wall and having a locking tab projecting into the receiving cavity; and a mounting portion including an elongate outer mounting wall, and an elongate inner mounting wall opposed to the outer mounting wall, the inner and outer mounting walls together defining an elongate mounting passage wherein the receiving cavity is configured to secure the adapter with a wiper arm, and wherein the mounting passage is configured to secure the adapter with the wiper blade. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wiper blade adapter having opposed first and second elongate ends, a top end and a bottom end spaced from and opposed to the top end, the adapter comprising:
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a side saddle portion including an elongate outer side saddle wall, an elongate inner side saddle wall opposed to the outer side saddle wall, a top wall provided at the top end of the adapter between the outer side saddle wall and the inner side saddle wall, the inner and outer side saddle walls together with the top wall thereby defining a receiving cavity, a pair of bottom rails, each bottom rail provided within the receiving cavity on a side saddle wall and positioned proximate to the bottom end, each bottom rail extending between the first and second ends, each bottom rail terminating at a distance from the first end and at another distance from the second end; and a mounting portion including an elongate outer mounting wall, and an elongate inner mounting wall opposed to the outer mounting wall, the inner and outer mounting walls together defining an elongate mounting passage, wherein the receiving cavity is configured to secure the adapter with a wiper arm, and wherein the mounting passage is configured to secure the adapter with a wiper blade. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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