Patent ID: 9260082
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B60S

Claim Text:
1. A wiper arm assembly adapted to support a wiper blade as it moves across a surface to be wiped, said wiper arm assembly comprising: a body and a head supported by said body and adapted to be mounted to a pivot shaft that defines a pivot axis and drives the wiper blade in an oscillating manner across the surface to be wiped, said body defining an interior cavity and including an opening providing access to said head mounted to the pivot shaft, said body further including a pair of opposed bosses formed on said interior cavity opposite to one another so as to define inwardly facing openings, said head including a pair of bearings that are cooperatively received in the inwardly facing openings such that the head and body may pivot relative to each other about an axis defined by the bearings; a cover pivotally connected to said body at said opening and movable about an axis substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis from a first position closing said opening to a second position allowing access to said head; and a locking mechanism on said cover to lock said cover to a nut on the pivot shaft to retain said cover in said first position closing the opening.