Windshield wiper connector
AssigneePylon Manufacturing Corp.
InventorsHiroshi Kawashima, Robert Peter Peers
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Abstract
Novel connectors for coupling wiper blades with arms are described, including those that. A wiper blade connector may include first and second side walls and a bridge defining an upper channel, as well as a passage for receiving a rivet or pin. The connector may also include a reinforcement portion which may be an extension of the side walls, include a portion overhanging into the upper channel, an outward extension projecting in a direction away from the upper channel, or resilient tabs on the inside of the channel. The connector may also include a support element, such as a truss member, which extends the upper channel. A lateral brace may also be provided between side walls.
Claims21
A connector for coupling a wiper blade with a wiper arm, the connector comprising:
- first and second side walls spaced at a distance from each other and connected by a bridge, the first and second side walls and the bridge defining an upper channel;
- a rivet passage formed into the first and second sidewalls, the rivet passage dimensioned to accept and hold a rivet of a wiper blade in order to connect the wiper blade with the connector;
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- a reinforcement element provided on at least one of the first or second side walls proximate to the upper channel.
A connector for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm, said connector comprising:
- first and second side walls spaced from one another;
- a bridge interconnecting said first and second side walls, said bridge and first and second side walls defining a pin passage and a rivet passage on an underside of the connector and further defining an upper channel on the upper side of the connector;
- a reinforcement element provided on at least one of the first or second side walls proximate to the upper channel;
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- a rail interconnecting said first and second side walls and vertically spaced from said bridge to define a tail space between said bridge and said rail, said rail having a forward most free end positioned rearward of said pin passage and said rivet passage to define a rail-free hook insertion space below said bridge, forward of said pin passage, and between said side walls.
A wiper blade comprising :
- a wiper strip;
- a support structure, the support structure distributing force from a wiper arm to the wiper strip;
- a connection device disposed on the support structure;
- a connector for coupling the connection device of the wiper blade with a wiper arm, the connector comprising:
- first and second side walls spaced at a distance from each other and connected by a bridge, the first and second side walls and the bridge defining an upper channel;
- a rivet passage formed into the first and second sidewalls, the rivet passage dimensioned to accept and hold a rivet of a wiper blade in order to connect the wiper blade with the connector;
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- a reinforcement element provided on at least one of the first or second side walls proximate to the upper channel.
A wiper blade comprising:
- a wiper strip;
- a support structure, the support structure distributing force from a wiper arm to the wiper strip;
- a connection device disposed on the support structure;
- a connector for coupling the connection device to a wiper arm, the connector comprising:
- first and second side walls spaced from one another;
- a bridge interconnecting said first and second side walls, said bridge and first and second side walls defining a pin passage and a rivet passage on an underside of the connector and further defining an upper channel on the upper side of the connector;
- a reinforcement element provided on at least one of the first or second side walls proximate to the upper channel;
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- a rail interconnecting said first and second side walls and vertically spaced from said bridge to define a tail space between said bridge and said rail, said rail having a forward most free end positioned rearward of said pin passage and said rivet passage to define a rail-free hook insertion space below said bridge, forward of said pin passage, and between said side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.