Adaptor Assemblies for Connecting Wiper Blades to Wiper Arms
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1. An adaptor assembly kit for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade comprising:
- a housing that is removably mounted to the wiper blade; and
a plurality of uniquely structured adapting members which are removably and interchangeably mounted to the housing, and which engage a wiper arm,whereby, depending on a structure of the wiper arm, an adapting member designed to accommodate the structure of the wiper arm is selected from the plurality of adapting members, is mounted to the housing, and is coupled to the wiper arm.
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Abstract
An adaptor assembly kit for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade includes a housing that is removably mounted to the wiper blade, and a plurality of uniquely structured adapting members. The adapting members are removably and interchangeably mounted to the housing and engage a wiper arm. Depending on a structure of the wiper arm, an adapting member designed to accommodate the structure of the wiper arm is selected from the plurality of adapting members, is mounted to the housing, and is coupled to the wiper arm.
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1. An adaptor assembly kit for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade comprising:
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a housing that is removably mounted to the wiper blade; and a plurality of uniquely structured adapting members which are removably and interchangeably mounted to the housing, and which engage a wiper arm, whereby, depending on a structure of the wiper arm, an adapting member designed to accommodate the structure of the wiper arm is selected from the plurality of adapting members, is mounted to the housing, and is coupled to the wiper arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wiper blade assembly comprising:
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a support element; a rubber strip attached to the support element; a bridge base secured to the support element; a housing removably mounted to the bridge base in a snap-on relationship; and a plurality of interchangeable adapting members removably mounted to the housing, each of the adapting members having a different structure for engaging wiper arms of different configurations. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. An adaptor assembly for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade comprising:
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a housing that is removably mounted to the wiper blade; and an adapting member removably mounted to the housing for engaging the wiper arm and including a top surface; and a cover that is pivotably mounted to the adapting member for securing the wiper arm to the adapting member. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An adaptor assembly for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade comprising:
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a housing removably mounted on the wiper blade; an adapting member removably mounted on the housing for engaging the wiper arm, the adapting member including a front end, a rear end and a pair of deflectable fingers at the rear end, wherein the wiper arm is secured to the adapting member by the deflectable fingers. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An adaptor assembly for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade comprising:
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a housing removably mounted to a wiper blade; and an adapting member removably mounted to the housing for engaging the wiper arm, the adapting member including a shoulder for engaging a flat edge of the wiper arm and a deflectable arm that is biased against the wiper arm when the wiper arm is assembled to the adapting member. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An adaptor assembly for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade comprising:
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a housing mounted on the wiper blade; and an adapting member removably mounted on the housing for engaging the wiper arm, wherein when the adapting member is mounted to the housing, a sound is generated to verify a complete connection between the adapting member and the housing. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An adaptor assembly for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade comprising:
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an adapting member for engaging the wiper arm and including a pin and a first positioning feature; a U-shaped base removably mounted to the wiper blade; a flange extending from the U-shaped base and including a slot portion and a second positioning feature, wherein when the adapting member is mounted to the flange, the pin is inserted into the slot portion and the first positioning feature engages the second positioning feature. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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56. An adaptor assembly for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade, the wiper blade including a support element and a spoiler provided on the support element comprising:
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a U-shaped base removably mounted to the wiper blade; a flange extending from the U-shaped base; an adapting member for engaging the wiper arm and removably mounted to the flange; and a protective cover provided at each longitudinal end of the U-shaped base for covering a portion of the spoiler. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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59. A wiper blade assembly comprising:
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a first wiper blade component including a pin member; and a second wiper blade component including a slot portion and removably mounted to the first wiper blade component; wherein when the first wipe blade is mounted to the second wiper blade by inserting the pin member to the slot portion, a sound is generated to verify a complete connection between the first wiper blade component and the second wiper blade component. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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