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US 9,174,611 B2Granted
Windshield wiper adapter, connector and assembly
AssigneePylon Manufacturing Corp.
InventorsVambi Raymundo Tolentino, Robert Peter Peers
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Abstract
Novel adapters, connectors and wiper blade assemblies including same for securing windshield wiper blades and arms are described, including those that accommodate side-saddle wiper arms. A wiper blade adapter may have a mounting portion comprising a wiper blade securing element, the wiper securing element being capable of securing a wiper blade, and a side-saddle portion comprising a connector securing element, the connector securing element being capable of securing a connector that is capable of securing a wiper arm.
Claims24
A wiper blade adapter comprising:
- a side saddle portion including
- an outer side saddle wall and an inner side saddle wall together defining an elongate side saddle passage, and
- a side saddle rivet provided substantially within the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet oriented substantially transverse to the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet dimensioned to be securable within an arcuate rivet clip of a wiper blade connector;
- a mounting portion including
- an outer mounting wall and an inner mounting wall together defining an elongate mounting passage, the side saddle passage substantially parallel with the mounting passage,
- an interim gap between the inner mounting wall and the inner side saddle wall, the interim gap substantially parallel to the mounting passage and the side saddle passage;
- an interim wall within the interim gap, the interim wall substantially elongate and oriented substantially parallel to the interim gap, the interim wall provided along at least the majority of the length of the interim gap;
- and
- a rivet end recess provided in the interim wall adjacent to the arcuate rivet clip.
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A wiper blade adapter having opposed elongate ends, a top end and a bottom end spaced from and opposed to the top end, the adapter comprising:
- a side saddle portion including
- an elongate outer side saddle wall including an uppermost edge,
- an elongate inner side saddle wall opposed to the outer side saddle wall,
- a floor provided at the bottom end of the adapter between the outer side saddle wall and the inner side saddle wall, the inner and outer side saddle walls together with the floor thereby defining an elongate side saddle passage, and
- a side saddle rivet provided substantially within the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet oriented substantially transverse to the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet dimensioned to be securable within an arcuate rivet clip of a wiper blade connector;
- and
- a mounting portion including
- an elongate outer mounting wall,
- a top surface provided at the top end of the adapter, above the uppermost edge, and extending from the outer mounting wall and terminating at the inner side saddle wall, and
- an elongate inner mounting wall projecting from the top surface and oriented opposed to the outer mounting wall, the inner and outer mounting walls together with the top surface defining an elongate mounting passage,
- wherein the mounting passage and the side saddle passage are substantially parallel with one another.
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A wiper blade adapter having opposed elongate ends as well as a top end and a bottom end, the top end spaced from and opposed to the bottom end, the adapter comprising:
- a side saddle portion including
- an elongate outer side saddle wall,
- an elongate inner side saddle wall opposed to the outer side saddle wall,
- a floor provided at the bottom end of the adapter between the outer side saddle wall and the inner side saddle wall, the inner and outer side saddle walls together with the floor thereby defining an elongate side saddle passage, and
- a side saddle rivet provided substantially within the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet oriented substantially transverse to the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet dimensioned to be securable within an arcuate rivet clip of a wiper blade connector;
- a mounting portion including
- an elongate outer mounting wall,
- an elongate inner mounting wall opposed to the outer mounting wall,
- a top surface provided at the top end of the adapter between the outer mounting wall and the inner mounting wall, the inner and outer mounting walls together with the top surface defining an elongate mounting passage,
- wherein the mounting passage and the side saddle passage are substantially parallel with one another, and
- wherein the mounting passage is open at the bottom end of the adapter and the side saddle passage is open at the top end of the adapter, and wherein an arcuate rivet clip is defined in each of the inner and outer mounting walls.
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A wiper blade assembly comprising:
- a wiper blade including a mounting base with a mounting base rivet;
- and
- an adapter comprising
- a side saddle portion including
- an outer side saddle wall and an inner side saddle wall together defining an elongate side saddle passage, and
- a side saddle rivet provided substantially within the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet oriented substantially transverse to the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet dimensioned to be securable within an arcuate rivet clip of a wiper blade connector, and
- a mounting portion including
- an outer mounting wall and an inner mounting wall together defining an elongate mounting passage, the side saddle passage substantially parallel with the mounting passage, and
- an arcuate rivet clip defined in each of the inner and outer mounting walls, the arcuate rivet clip connectable with the mounting base rivet of the wiper blade,
- an interim gap between the inner mounting wall and the inner side saddle wall, the interim gap substantially parallel to the mounting passage and the side saddle passage,
- an interim wall within the interim gap, the interim wall substantially elongate and oriented substantially parallel to the interim gap, the interim wall provided along at least the majority of the length of the interim gap, and
- a rivet end recess provided in the interim wall adjacent to the arcuate rivet clip.
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A wiper blade assembly comprising:
- a wiper blade;
- and
- a wiper blade adapter having opposed elongate ends, a top end and a bottom end spaced from and opposed to the top end, the adapter comprising
- a side saddle portion including
- an elongate outer side saddle wall including an uppermost edge,
- an elongate inner side saddle wall opposed to the outer side saddle wall,
- a floor provided at the bottom end of the adapter between the outer side saddle wall and the inner side saddle wall, the inner and outer side saddle walls together with the floor thereby defining an elongate side saddle passage, and
- a side saddle rivet provided substantially within the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet oriented substantially transverse to the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet dimensioned to be securable within an arcuate rivet clip of a wiper blade connector, and
- a mounting portion including
- an elongate outer mounting wall,
- a top surface provided at the top end of the adapter, above the uppermost edge, and extending from the outer mounting wall and terminating at the inner side saddle wall, and
- an elongate inner mounting wall projecting from the top surface and oriented opposed to the outer mounting wall, the inner and outer mounting walls together with the top surface defining an elongate mounting passage,
- wherein the wiper blade is connectable with the mounting portion, and
- wherein the mounting passage and the side saddle passage are substantially parallel with one another.
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A wiper blade assembly comprising:
- a wiper blade;
- and
- a wiper blade adapter having opposed elongate ends as well as a top end and a bottom end, the top end spaced from and opposed to the bottom end, the adapter comprising
- a side saddle portion including
- an elongate outer side saddle wall,
- an elongate inner side saddle wall opposed to the outer side saddle wall,
- a floor provided at the bottom end of the adapter between the outer side saddle wall and the inner side saddle wall, the inner and outer side saddle walls together with the floor thereby defining an elongate side saddle passage, and
- a side saddle rivet provided substantially within the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet oriented substantially transverse to the side saddle passage, the side saddle rivet dimensioned to be securable within an arcuate rivet clip of a wiper blade connector, and
- a mounting portion including
- an elongate outer mounting wall,
- an elongate inner mounting wall opposed to the outer mounting wall,
- a top surface provided at the top end of the adapter between the outer mounting wall and the inner mounting wall, the inner and outer mounting walls together with the top surface defining an elongate mounting passage,
- wherein the wiper blade is connectable with the mounting portion,
- wherein the mounting passage and the side saddle passage are substantially parallel with one another, and
- wherein the mounting passage is open at the bottom end of the adapter and the side saddle passage is open at the top end of the adapter, and wherein an arcuate rivet clip is defined in each of the inner and outer mounting walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.