Patent ID: 9539987
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B60S

Claim:
1. An adapter for use in releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm having an attachment member including a track defined by a base and walls depending therefrom, a bent tab extending outwardly from the base, and fins that extend from the walls, said adapter comprising: a body having a first end and a second end; a pair of opposing sidewalls extending longitudinally between said first end and said second end, each of said sidewalls having an inside surface and an outside surface; a nose connecting said sidewalls at said first end for receiving the bent tab of the attachment member of the wiper arm; a strap connecting said sidewalls for engaging the base of the attachment member of the wiper arm; a pair of rails inwardly spaced from said inside surfaces of said sidewalls and extending longitudinally under said strap for a predetermined longitudinal extent of said body; and a pair of locking tabs disposed adjacent to said second end, each of said locking tabs having a shoulder extending from said inside surface of one of said sidewalls for engaging one of the fins of the attachment member of the wiper arm, a distal end spaced from said shoulder, and a tapered wall extending between said shoulder and said distal end, wherein said distal ends of said locking tabs merge each of said outside surfaces of said sidewalls with each of said tapered walls.