WIPER COUPLER ADAPTER AND WIPER ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING SAME

摘要

A wiper coupler adaptor for releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm includes a pair of sidewalls each including a post that extends laterally toward the other and adapted to operatively engage a wiper assembly. The sidewalls include recessed sections adapted to operatively engage rails of an attachment member of a wiper arm, each of the recessed sections have a flange that extends outward beyond to provide releasable engagement with the attachment member. The wiper coupler adaptor also includes a deck disposed between the sidewalls to define a rest that is adapted to operatively receive a track between the rails of the attachment member, an elevated platform disposed between the sidewalls and the deck to define an aperture adapted to receive a portion of a bent tab of the attachment member, and a snap bridge disposed within the aperture including a lip depending therefrom that is adapted to receive a portion of the bent tab of the attachment member to prevent undesired release of said wiper coupler adaptor from the attachment member.

主权项

1. A wiper coupler adaptor for releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm, said wiper coupler adaptor comprising:
a pair of sidewalls extending longitudinally and each including a post that extends laterally toward the other and adapted to operatively engage a wiper assembly, said sidewalls including recessed sections adapted to operatively engage rails of an attachment member of a wiper arm, each of said recessed sections having a lip that is adapted to provide a positive stop with respect to one of the rails of the attachment member and a flange that extends outward beyond said lip to provide releasable engagement with the attachment member; a deck disposed between said sidewalls to define a rest that is adapted to operatively receive a track between the rails of the attachment member; an elevated platform disposed between said sidewalls that cooperates with said sidewalls and said deck to define an aperture adapted to receive a portion of a bent tab of the attachment member; and a snap bridge disposed within said aperture and depending from said elevated platform and including a cantilevered body and a head disposed at a terminal end of said cantilevered body, said head including a lip depending therefrom that is adapted to receive a portion of the bent tab of the attachment member to prevent undesired release of said wiper coupler adaptor from the attachment member.