Adapter assembly for a vehicle wiper system

An adapter assembly for a wiper system, the adapter assembly comprising:

• a base member having a front end and a rear end longitudinally opposite to the front end;
• and
• a spacer member having two flanks spaced apart from each other and connected to each other by an upper wall, the spacer member being releasably mounted on the base member,
• wherein the spacer member includes two longitudinal lugs distributed laterally on either sides of a central longitudinal axis of the spacer member, each of the two longitudinal lugs being extended by side arms emerging from an upper bridge,
• wherein the spacer member further includes a flexible cantilever extending towards the rear end from the upper wall, the flexible cantilever including a button formed at an end opposite to the upper wall, the button being vertically offset from the upper wall, and
• wherein the spacer member further includes a bearing tab connecting the flanks and having an upper surface vertically offset from the upper wall, the bearing tab being positioned substantially below the button.

A wiper system for a motor vehicle, the wiper system comprising:

• a connector attached to a wiper blade;
• an adapter assembly pivotally connected to the connector;
• and
• a wiper arm releasably connected and secured to the adapter assembly,
• wherein the wiper arm includes a yoke having a top wall connecting two side walls, the top wall of the yoke including a cut-out,
• wherein the adapter assembly includes a spacer member having two flanks spaced apart from each other and connected to each other by an upper wall,
• wherein the spacer member includes two longitudinal lugs distributed laterally on either sides of a central longitudinal axis of the spacer member, each of the two longitudinal lugs being extended by side arms emerging from an upper bridge,
• wherein the spacer member further includes a flexible cantilever extending longitudinally towards the rear end from the upper wall, the flexible cantilever including a button formed at an end opposite to the upper wall, the button being vertically offset from the upper wall, and
• wherein the spacer member further includes a bearing tab connecting the upper edges of the flanks and having an upper surface vertically offset from the upper wall, the bearing tab being positioned below the button.