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US 11,040,705 B2Granted
Windshield wiper connector
OwnerHiroshi Kawashimainventor
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Abstract
A connector for a windshield wiper, and a wiper blade assembly including same, that accommodates slotted receiving portions of windshield wiper arms. The connector for connecting a windshield wiper assembly to a wiper arm may have a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls and a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other. The opposing peripheral side walls may each have a guide pin aligned with one another and sized to be capable of slidably engaging slots of windshield wiper arm.
Claims20
A connector comprising:
- a front end and a longitudinally opposed back end;
- a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls and a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other, the opposing peripheral side walls each comprising a guide pin longitudinally spaced a distance from the front end and projecting outwardly in a lateral direction along a lateral axis;
- an internal support wall provided between the two opposing peripheral side walls, the internal support wall positioned longitudinally along the connector and intersecting the lateral axis;
- an additional internal support wall, wherein the internal support wall and the additional internal support wall extend downward from the top surface, and substantially along the longitudinal length of the connector;
- at least one rivet passage and arcuate rivet clip in each of the internal support wall and additional internal support wall for accepting and securing a rivet of a wiper blade, thereby securing the connector to the wiper blade;
- and
- a locking tab extending outward from the top surface, the locking tab having a lip extending outward from a first side of the locking tab,
- wherein the pins are sized to be capable of slideably engaging slots on slotted receiving portions of a windshield wiper arm.
5 more elements
A wiper blade assembly comprising:
- a wiper strip;
- a force distribution structure;
- and
- a connector having a front end and a longitudinally opposed back end, and comprising:
- a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls and a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other, the opposing peripheral side walls each comprising a guide pin longitudinally spaced a distance from the front end and projecting outwardly in a lateral direction along a lateral axis;
- an internal support wall provided between the two opposing peripheral side walls, the internal support wall positioned longitudinally along the connector and intersecting the lateral axis;
- an additional internal support wall, wherein the internal support wall and the additional internal support wall extends downward from the top surface, and substantially along the longitudinal length of the connector;
- at least one rivet passage and arcuate rivet clip in each of the internal support wall and additional internal support wall for accepting and securing a rivet of a wiper blade, thereby securing the connector to the wiper blade;
- and
- a locking tab extending upwardly from the top surface, the locking tab having a lip extending outward from a first side of the locking tab,
- wherein the pins are sized to be capable of slideably engaging slots on slotted receiving portions of a windshield wiper arm.
8 more elements
A connector comprising:
- a front end and a longitudinally opposed back end;
- a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls and a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other, the opposing peripheral side walls each comprising a guide pin longitudinally spaced a distance from the front end and projecting outwardly in a lateral direction along a lateral axis;
- an internal support wall provided between the two opposing peripheral side walls, the internal support wall positioned longitudinally along the connector and intersecting the lateral axis;
- an additional internal support wall, wherein the internal support wall and the additional internal support wall extend downward from the top surface, and substantially along the longitudinal length of the connector;
- a locking tab extending outward from the top surface, the locking tab having a lip extending outward from a first side of the locking tab;
- and
- at least one rivet passage, rivet shelf and arcuate rivet clip within the rivet shelf for accepting and securing a rivet of a wiper blade, thereby securing the connector to the wiper blade,
- wherein the pins are sized to be capable of slideably engaging slots on slotted receiving portions of a windshield wiper arm.
5 more elements
A wiper blade assembly comprising:
- a wiper strip;
- a force distribution structure;
- and
- a connector having a front end and a longitudinally opposed back end, and comprising:
- a peripheral wall having at least two opposing peripheral side walls and a top surface extending from one of the two opposing peripheral side walls to the other, the opposing peripheral side walls each comprising a guide pin longitudinally spaced a distance from the front end and projecting outwardly in a lateral direction along a lateral axis;
- an internal support wall provided between the two opposing peripheral side walls, the internal support wall positioned longitudinally along the connector and intersecting the lateral axis;
- an additional internal support wall, wherein the internal support wall and the additional internal support wall extends downward from the top surface, and substantially along the longitudinal length of the connector;
- a locking tab extending upwardly from the top surface, the locking tab having a lip extending outward from a first side of the locking tab;
- and
- at least one rivet passage, rivet shelf and arcuate rivet clip within the rivet shelf for accepting and securing a rivet of a wiper blade, thereby securing the connector to the wiper blade,
- wherein the pins are sized to be capable of slideably engaging slots on slotted receiving portions of a windshield wiper arm.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.