Wiper coupler adapter and wiper assembly incorporating same

A wiper assembly for use in connection with a bayonet style wiper arm, said wiper assembly comprising;

• a wiping element adapted to contact a surface to be wiped;
• a structure supporting said wiping element;
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• a wiper coupler adaptor operatively mounted to said structure that is adapted to releasably attach to an attachment end of the wiper arm, said wiper coupler adaptor including a pair of sidewalls and a deck disposed therebetween that is adapted to operatively engage a portion of the attachment end of the wiper arm, said deck and a portion of said sidewalls cooperating to define a rest adapted to operatively receive the attachment end, said sidewalls each including a ledge that extends transversely toward the other to operatively engage the attachment end of the wiper arm, and a locking mechanism including a cantilevered body and a head disposed at a terminal end of said cantilevered body, said head including a lip depending therefrom that is adapted to extend through an aperture in the attachment end and receive a portion of the attachment end to prevent undesired release of said wiper coupler adaptor from the attachment end of the wiper arm.

A wiper assembly for use in connection with a bayonet style wiper arm, said wiper assembly comprising;

• a wiping element, adapted to contact a surface to be wiped;
• a structure supporting said wiping element;
• a wiper coupler adaptor operatively mounted to said structure that is adapted to releasably attach to an attachment end of the wiper arm, said wiper coupler adaptor including a pair of sidewalls and a deck disposed therebetween that is adapted to operatively engage a portion of the attachment end of the wiper arm said deck and a portion of said sidewalls cooperating to define a rest adapted to operatively receive the attachment end, said sidewalls each including a ledge that extends transversely toward the other to operatively engage the attachment end of the wiper arm, and a locking mechanism including a cantilevered body and a head disposed at a terminal end of said cantilevered body, said head extending longitudinally forward from said cantilevered body including a lip depending therefrom that is adapted to extend, through an aperture in the attachment end and overlap a portion of the attachment end and a cantilevered member extending downwardly and outwardly from said head to prevent undesired release of said wiper coupler adaptor from the attachment end of the wiper arm;
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• wherein said ledge is disposed forward of said locking mechanism, and below a height of said head.