# US 11,027,704 B2 · Wiper blade assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,027,704 B2 - Document ID: US11027704B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/933,813 - Filed: 2018-03-23 - Published: 2019-05-09 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-11-09 - Assignees: Cap Corporation; Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Applicants: CAP Corporation; ITW Global Brands, a division of Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Inventors: Sang Cheol Lee; Young Hun Lim; Subramaniam Shanmugham; Martin Rosas - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11027704B2 ## CPC - B60S 1/3863: {Connectors having a spoiler} - B60S 1/381: {Spoilers mounted on the squeegee or on the vertebra} - B60S 1/3853: {Snap-fit, e.g. elastic connection} - B60S 1/3858: {with protrusions cooperating with holes} - B60S 1/387: {the connector being suitable for receiving different types of adapter} - B60S 2001/3843: {equipped with removable cover or protective elements} - B60S: SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Disclosed herein is a wiper blade assembly including: a contact member; an elastic member for supporting the contact member; a cover member for covering the elastic member; and a coupling cover to be fastened to the elastic member. The cover member includes: a spoiler; an extended plate extended from one end of the spoiler; a first coupling protrusion located in a first predetermined position of the extended plate; and a first coupling hole located in a second predetermined position of the extended plate adjacent to the first coupling protrusion. The coupling cover includes: a second coupling hole located in an inner space thereunder and receiving the first coupling protrusion of the cover member; and a second coupling protrusion located adjacent to the second coupling hole and inserted into the first coupling hole of the cover member. The cover member can be reliably fixed to the wiper blade assembly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wiper blade assembly comprising: a contact member; an elastic member for supporting the contact member; an elongated coupling cover to be fastened to the elastic in a height direction of the coupling cover; and an elongated cover member for covering the elastic member and configured to receive the coupling cover therein in a height direction of the cover member; wherein the cover member comprises: a spoiler; an extended plate extended from one end of the spoiler; a first coupling protrusion located in a first predetermined position of the extended plate; and a first coupling through-hole located in a second predetermined position of the extended plate adjacent to the first coupling protrusion, wherein the coupling cover comprises: a second coupling through-hole located in an inner space thereunder; and a second coupling protrusion located adjacent to the second coupling through-hole, wherein the second coupling through-hole receives the first coupling protrusion of the cover member and the second coupling protrusion is inserted into the first coupling through-hole of the cover member while the coupling cover is fastened to the cover member in the height direction of the cover member, such that the cover member is immovably fixed to the coupling cover in opposing longitudinal directions of the cover member, and wherein the height direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cover member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wiper blade assembly of claim 1, wherein movement of the cover member in a longitudinal direction of the elastic member is restricted while the cover member is fastened to the coupling cover. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wiper blade assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover member comprises a plug to close another end of the cover member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wiper blade assembly of claim 1, wherein the elastic member comprises: a coupling hole for coupling with the contact member; a contact member insertion hole located at one end of the coupling hole; and a fixing groove formed at a center portion of the elastic member in a longitudinal direction thereof and in a side surface of the elastic member in a thickness direction thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The wiper blade assembly of claim 4, wherein the coupling cover comprises a fixing protrusion extended from a bottom of the coupling cover toward an inner area of the coupling cover in a height direction thereof, and wherein the fixing protrusion is inserted into the fixing groove of the elastic member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The wiper blade assembly of claim 4, wherein the coupling cover comprises a first supporting portion located at a predetermined position in an inner side surface of the coupling cover, and a second supporting portion spaced apart from the first supporting portion by a predetermined distance d, wherein the elastic member is inserted into a space between the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion having a width of the predetermined distance d, and wherein the first supporting portion supports a first face of the elastic member, while the second supporting portion supports a second face of the elastic member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The wiper blade assembly of claim 6, wherein the first supporting portion comprises a step and a tapered surface extended from the step, and wherein the side surface of the elastic member in the thickness direction moves along the tapered during assembly so that the first face of the elastic member is supported by the step. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wiper blade assembly of claim 1, wherein the coupling cover comprises a receiving portion at it's top, wherein an adapter can be attached to and detached from the receiving portion.