Universal wiper adapter and wiper blade assembly incorporating same

A wiper blade assembly replacement system for use in connection with a wiper arm having any number of wiper arm attachment members comprising:

• a wiper blade assembly including a wiper element, a superstructure secured to said wiper element, and a pivot pin incorporated within a substantially central portion of said superstructure;
• a universal wiper adapter including a pair of sidewalls, each having a nock including a rest at a terminal end of said nock adapted to releasably engage said pivot pin, each of said sidewalls further having an aperture aligned with respect to each other, said universal wiper adapter further including a land extending between said sidewalls cooperating to define a channel therebetween, said universal wiper adapter further including a cantilevered beam extending between said sidewalls in parallel relation to said land, including a super-surface cooperating with said sidewalls and said land to define an elongate passage, said channel and said elongate passage cooperating to operatively receive a first hook-type wiper arm attachment member of at least two different sizes, said cantilevered beam further including a sub-surface cooperating with said sidewalls to define an elongate track, said channel and said elongate track cooperating to operatively receive a second hook-type wiper arm attachment member of at least three different sizes, and said universal wiper adapter further including a substrate extending between said sidewalls in parallel relation to and juxtaposed between said land and said cantilevered beam, said substrate cooperating with said land and said apertures to receive at least two different diameter pin-type wiper arm attachment members and further cooperating with said sidewalls and said land to define an elongate cavity, said substrate including at least one elevated platform disposed therein,
• wherein said elongate cavity is adapted to operatively receive at least one style bayonet-type wiper arm attachment member and said land further includes a cantilevered deck adapted to move in cantilevered fashion to releasably engage a pin-type wiper arm attachment member that is inserted through said apertures and between said cantilevered deck and said substrate.

A windshield wiper assembly for use in connection with a wiper arm having any number of wiper arm attachment members comprising:

• a wiper including a wiper element, at least one lever secured to said wiper element, and a pivot pin incorporated within a substantially central portion of said lever;
• a universal wiper adapter including a pair of sidewalls, each having a nock including a rest at a terminal end of said nock adapted to releasably engage said pivot pin, each of said sidewalls further having an aperture aligned with respect to each other, said universal wiper adapter further including a land extending between said sidewalls cooperating to define a channel therebetween, said universal wiper adapter further including a cantilevered beam extending between said sidewalls in parallel relation to said land, including a super-surface cooperating with said sidewalls and said land to define an elongate passage, said channel and said elongate passage cooperating to operatively receive a first hook-type wiper arm attachment member of at least two different sizes, said cantilevered beam further including a sub-surface cooperating with said sidewalls to define an elongate track, said channel and said elongate track cooperating to operatively receive a second hook-type wiper arm attachment member of at least three different sizes, and said universal wiper adapter further including a substrate extending between said sidewalls in parallel relation to and juxtaposed between said land and said cantilevered beam, said substrate cooperating with said land and said apertures to receive at least two different diameter pin-type wiper arm attachment members and further cooperating with said sidewalls and said land to define an elongate cavity, said substrate including at least one elevated platform disposed therein,
• wherein said elongate cavity is adapted to operatively receive at least one style bayonet-type wiper arm attachment member and said land further includes a cantilevered deck adapted to move in cantilevered fashion to releasably engage a pin-type wiper arm attachment member that is inserted through said apertures and between said cantilevered deck and said substrate.