Patent ID: 9744945
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B60S,Y10T

Claim:
1. A wiper assembly comprising: a wiping element elongated in a longitudinal direction, adapted to contact a surface to be wiped, and having opposing longitudinal end portions and opposing lateral sides with a pair of notches extending into each of said lateral sides adjacent to each of said end portions, the notches are formed on laterally outermost edges of the opposing lateral sides, the notches are laterally outermost from a lateral center of the wiping element and face in opposite lateral directions, and the lateral directions are perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; a support member having longitudinal ends and acting to support said wiping element, and notches extending therein near the longitudinal ends; an airfoil operatively mounted to said support member; and end caps operatively mounted to said support member at longitudinal ends of said airfoil, said end caps each having a pair of tabs adapted to be disposed in said pair of notches of said respective end portions of said wiping element to retain said wiping element from longitudinal movement relative to said end caps, and said end caps each having a pair of locking arms to be disposed in the notches of the support member to secure the end caps to the support member.