Washer arrangement for a windscreen wiper
AssigneeTrico Products Corporation
InventorCharles H. Frimley
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Abstract
A washer arrangement is provided for a windscreen wiper which comprises a wind screen wiper blade B, a windscreen wiper arm (22) for driving the windscreen wiper blade and a connector element (1) for connecting the windscreen wiper arm (22) to the windscreen wiper blade. The arrangement comprises a connector element (1) carrying one or more washing nozzles (17, 18).
Claims16
A washer arrangement for a windscreen wiper comprising a windscreen wiper blade, a windscreen wiper arm for driving the windscreen wiper blade and a connector element for connecting the windscreen wiper arm and the windscreen wiper blade, where the wiper blade includes a central opening therein and the connector is at least partially received within said central opening and pivotally retained therein, and the connector element is fixedly mounted to the wiper arm, the connector element including at least one washing nozzle in communication with a passage within said connector element adapted to direct fluid to said nozzle.
In a windshield wiper arrangement which comprises a driven wiper arm and an attached windshield wiper blade assembly, where the wiper blade assembly is pivotal relative to the wiper arm, and comprises an elongate yoke having a central opening therethrough, and a wiper blade attached to the elongate yoke, a connection member which connects the elongate yoke to the wiper arm, said connector member comprising:
- a block portion which is receivable into the central opening of the elongate yoke;
- means for latching said block portion to the elongate yoke;
- means for retaining the wiper arm to said block portion;
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- at least one fluid spray nozzle attached to said block portion, said fluid spray nozzle being in communication with a passage within said connector element adapted to direct fluid to said spray nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.