Windscreen wiper device
AssigneeTrico Products Corporation
InventorsDennis E. Cox, Jesus Yee, David Reyes
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Abstract
The wiper device includes a wiper blade which extends in a longitudinal direction and at least one longitudinal strip that is pre-curved to have a curved shape when in a relaxed condition. The wiper device supports the wiper blade and biases the wiper blade into a curved shape. A connecting device is attached with the at least one longitudinal strip. The connecting device includes a two-piece base and a joint part which is pivotably connected with the two-piece base. The two-piece base includes a first piece, which is directly secured with the at least one longitudinal strip, and a second piece with laterally spaced apart side walls that are each J-shaped.
Claims9
A windscreen wiper device, comprising:
- a wiper blade extending in a longitudinal direction;
- at least one longitudinal strip that is pre-curved to have a curved shape when in a relaxed condition and supporting said wiper blade and biasing said wiper blade into a curved shape;
- a connecting device attached with said at least one longitudinal strip, said connecting device including a two-piece base and said connecting device including a joint part that is pivotably connected with said base;
- said two-piece base including a first piece which is directly secured with said at least one longitudinal strip and a second piece with laterally spaced apart side walls that are each J-shaped;
- each of said J-shaped side walls having a short leg and a long leg which are partially spaced from one another by an open space;
- each of said short legs having a circular projection;
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- said circular projections of said side walls extending in opposite lateral directions and being coaxially aligned with one another for receiving openings in the joint part to pivotably connect the joint part with said second piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.