Windshield wiper arm bracket
AssigneeAlberee Products, Inc.
InventorAlbert LEE
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Abstract
A windshield wiper arm bracket includes a pair of side walls. Each of said side walls include at least one centrally located pin arm receiving hole formed therein. The bracket also includes a post attaching the pair of side walls together. The post is for receiving a pin arm adaptor thereon. The bracket also includes an attachment arm formed on a bottom of each of the pair of side walls. The attachment arms are for connecting the bracket to a windshield wiper assembly. An adaptor for a windshield wiper arm bracket includes a top portion and a web portion. The web portion includes a central aperture formed therein. The central aperture includes a first portion for receiving a post of the windshield wiper arm bracket and a second aperture for receiving a pin arm of a windshield wiper arm.
Claims6
An adaptor for a windshield wiper arm bracket, said adaptor comprising:
- a top portion;
- and
- a web portion, said web portion including a central aperture formed therein, said central aperture including a first portion configured to receive a post of the windshield wiper arm bracket and a second aperture configured to receive a pin arm of a windshield wiper arm.
A method of making a windshield wiper arm bracket, comprising:
- stamping sheet metal in a shape for the windshield wiper arm;
- forming pin arm receiving holes on the stamped sheet metal;
- bending the stamped sheet metal at two locations so as to create a pair of side walls, each of said side walls including the at least one pin arm receiving hole;
- forming a post attaching the pair of side walls together on a top of each of the pair of side walls, said post configured to receive a pin arm adaptor thereon;
- and
- forming an attachment arm on a bottom of each of the pair of side walls, said attachment arms configured to connect the bracket to a windshield wiper assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.