Vehicle window wiper assembly having one-piece carrier with flexible tips

A wiper assembly for a vehicle window, comprising:

• a one-piece carrier having integral therewith:
• a central section with a substantially smooth central upper surface, a substantially smooth central bottom surface, the central section having a first flexibility and a first radius of curvature when in an unloaded state;
• a pair of tips extending from opposed ends of the central section, each of the pair of tips having a smooth tip upper surface substantially continuous with the central upper surface, and a tip bottom surface having a plurality of laterally extending notches defining a pair of serrated opposed side walls, the tips having a second flexibility greater than the first flexibility and a second radius of curvature smaller than the first radius of curvature when in an unloaded state, thus providing a continuous flexibility transition between the central section and the tips;
• a longitudinal blade channel extending through the carrier between opposed ends thereof, the blade channel having a blade opening in the central bottom surface and the tip bottom surface in communication therewith;
• a wiper blade mountable within the blade channel;
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• attachment means on the central section adapted for attaching the carrier to a wiper arm, wherein the attachment means comprises:
• a clip housing removably and rotatably attached to the central section, the clip housing having an arm attachment section above the upper surface of the central section laterally connecting a pair of longitudinally extending, opposed housing sides, the clip housing also having a tip receiving channel in the attachment section adapted for receiving a tip end of a wiper arm therein;
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• a clip member in one of the opposed sides having a clip head extending into the tip receiving channel adapted for removable, mating attachment with the tip end of wiper arm, and an unlock tab extending beyond an outer surface of the one of the opposed sides for operation of the clip member between a locked position with the clip head engaged with the tip end of the wiper arm and a release position with the clip head disengaged from the tip end of the wiper arm.