Wiper coupler and wiper assembly incorporating same

A wiper assembly for use in connection with a wiper arm having a transversely extending pin and a bent tab, said wiper assembly comprising:

• a superstructure adapted to facilitate movement of said wiper assembly across a surface to be wiped, said superstructure including a primary lever and at least one secondary lever operatively engaged to said primary lever;
• a wiper element operatively supported by said superstructure and adapted to contact the surface to be wiped;
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• a wiper coupler operatively engaged to said superstructure and adapted to releasably couple a wiper arm to said superstructure, said wiper coupler including a pair of sidewalls with each sidewall including an aperture aligned with respect to the other, each aperture adapted to operatively receive a transversely extending pin of a wiper arm, a platform disposed between said sidewalls having a super-surface and a subsurface, said super-surface including a rest portion adapted to operatively receive a portion of a wiper arm, said subsurface including a pair of cantilevered beams depending therefrom and adjacent to said sidewalls, said cantilevered beams adapted to operatively engage a portion of said superstructure.

A wiper system for use in connection with wiping a vehicle substrate, said wiper system comprising:

• a wiper arm adapted to move across a surface to be wiped, said wiper arm including a pin extending transversely from said arm and a bent tab extending transversely from said arm adjacent said pin;
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• a wiper assembly including a super structure and a wiper element operatively supported by said superstructure and adapted to contact the surface to be wiped, said superstructure having a primary lever and at least one secondary lever operatively supported by said primary lever, said super structure adapted to facilitate reciprocal movement of said wiper assembly across a surface to be wiped,
• wherein said wiper assembly further includes a wiper coupler operatively engaged to said superstructure and adapted to releasably connect said wiper arm to said superstructure, said wiper coupler including a pair of sidewalls with each sidewall including an aperture aligned with respect to the other, each aperture adapted to operatively receive said transversely extending pin of said wiper arm, a platform disposed between said sidewalls having a super-surface and a subsurface, said super-surface including a rest portion adapted to operatively receive a portion of said bent tab of said wiper arm and said subsurface including a pair of cantilevered beams depending therefrom and adjacent to said sidewalls, said cantilevered beams adapted to operatively engage a portion of said superstructure.