Windscreen wiper device

A windscreen wiper device, comprising:

• a wiper element made of an elastomeric material;
• at least one carrier element operably supporting said wiper element;
• a connecting device including a base that is fixedly attached with said at least one carrier element and including a joint part that is attached with said base such that said joint part can pivot about a pivot axis;
• said joint part having a top wall that extends in a lateral direction between a pair of side walls;
• said joint part including a button configuration for lockingly attaching said connecting device with at least two different types of oscillating wiper arms;
• said button configuration including a first button and a second button;
• and
• each of said first and second buttons being attached with said side walls via resilient strips, each resilient strip extending directly from one of said side walls at a location which is spaced vertically below said top wall to one of said first and second buttons, said resilient strips biasing said first and second buttons into raised positions wherein said first and second buttons project above said top wall, and said resilient strips allowing said first and second buttons to move to a pressed button position wherein a top surface of said first or second button is generally flush with said top wall.