Title:
WIPER COUPLER AND WIPER ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006066208
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a wiper coupler (66) for connecting a wiper blade assembly (26) to a wiper arm (24) including a pair of sidewalls (68, 70) with each sidewall (68, 70) including an aperture (72, 74) aligned with respect to the other. Each aperture (72, 74) is adapted to operatively receive a transversely extending pin (30) of a wiper arm (24). The wiper coupler (66) further includes a platform (80) disposed between the sidewalls (68, 70). The platform (80) has a super-surface (108) and a subsurface (82) where the super-surface (108) includes a rest portion (110) adapted to operatively receive a portion of a wiper arm (24) and the subsurface (82) includes a pair of cantilevered beams (84, 86) depending therefrom and adjacent to the sidewalls (68, 70). The cantilevered beams (84, 86) are adapted to operatively engage a portion of a wiper assembly (26).
Inventors:
COUGHLIN TIMOTHY J (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/045934
Publication Date:
November 02, 2006
Filing Date:
December 16, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TRICO PRODUCTS CORP (US)
COUGHLIN TIMOTHY J (US)
COUGHLIN TIMOTHY J (US)
International Classes:
B60S1/40
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2003051696A1 | 2003-06-26 |
Foreign References:
| US6792644B2 | 2004-09-21 |
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