Retention clip
AssigneeNu-View Pty. Ltd.
InventorsRobert L. Thompson, Douglas E. Scotcher
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Abstract
A retention clip to secure a windscreen wiper rubber and an associated backing strip to a windscreen wiper blade superstructure comprises spaced, substantially parallel first and second parts integral with an interconnecting third part. The first part has a pair of spaced, co-planar prongs with a recess formed in the outer-most side edge of each prong, the recess being of a shape and dimension to releasably engage a cooperating part of the superstructure. The integral second part has a tongue which engages in one end of a longitudinal slot in the backing strip in which is engaged a head portion of the wiper rubber. The tongue has a downwardly turned end portion to deform the wiper rubber and wedge the tongue, rubber and backing strip together.
Claims10
A retention clip for securing a windscreen wiper blade rubber and an associated backing strip to a windscreen wiper blade superstructure and wherein said backing strip is formed with a longitudinal slot to receive a head portion of the wiper blade rubber, said clip comprising first and second portions which lie in substantially parallel planes spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the backing strip between an upper surface thereof and a top surface of the slot, said first portion having means for releasably securing the clip to a part of the windscreen wiper blade superstructure, and said second portion being integral with the first portion, the second portion including a tongue dimensioned to engage longitudinally within the said slot in the backing strip from one end thereof, the tongue being disposed between the backing strip and the head portion of the wiper blade rubber at the said one end, the tongue having means for engaging with the said wiper blade rubber in said slot.
A retention clip to secure a windscreen wiper blade rubber and associated backing strip to a wiper blade superstructure, and wherein said backing strip is formed with a slot to receive a head portion of the wiper blade rubber, said clip comprising integral first and second portions with the first portion overlying the second portion and spaced therefrom, said second portion having a tongue of a width to engage in the slot in the said backing strip from one end thereof so as to be disposed between said backing strip and the said head portion of the wiper blade rubber within the slot, said first portion having two laterally spaced, substantially co-planar prongs each formed with means to releasably engage a part of the wiper blade superstructure.
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