Reduced arc windshield wiper system for a vehicle

A windshield wiper system comprising:

• a pivoting wiper arm;
• a wiper blade for wiping a surface;
• and
• a connector assembly coupling the pivoting wiper arm to the wiper blade, the connector assembly comprising a first connecting member directly coupled to the wiper arm and a second connecting member directly coupled to the wiper blade,
• wherein the first connecting member and the second connecting member are movably coupled to each other, and wherein a position of the first connecting member relative to the second connecting member is based on an angular position of the pivoting wiper arm,
• wherein the first connecting member is substantially U-shaped with an opening,
• wherein the second connecting member is configured such that the second connecting member moves in and out the opening during a wiper stroke, wherein, in a parked position, the second connecting member is outside the opening of the U-shaped first connecting member,
• wherein the connector assembly further comprises a third connecting member coupled between the second connecting member and the wiper arm,
• wherein the third connecting member comprises a connecting rod, a swing link, and a V-link, the swing link movably coupled between the connecting rod and the V-link,
• wherein the V-link comprises V-link members,
• wherein the wiper arm comprises a first arm member and a second arm member, and
• wherein the V-link members are connected to first and second arm members.