Patent ID: 9365189
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B60S

Claim Text:
1. A wiper blade assembly, comprising: an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material; a carrier element biasing said wiper blade into a pre-curved condition; a connecting device including first and second parts detachably coupled with one another through a protrusion and hole connection, said protrusion and hole connection having a connected position, wherein a protrusion is received in a hole, and a disconnected position, wherein said protrusion is removed from said hole; said first part being operably coupled to said wiper blade; and said second part having a generally U-shaped cross-section at the location of said protrusion and hole connection between said first and second parts and wherein each leg of said U-shaped cross-section is automatically bent outwardly to move said protrusion and hole connection from said disconnected position to said connected position in response to insertion of an oscillating arm into the location of said U-shaped cross-section of said second part to interconnect said first and second parts.