Patent ID: 9738261
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B60S,G06F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A windscreen wiper device comprising: a longitudinally extending wiper element and a support structure supporting said wiper element; a joint part pivotally connected or connectable to said support structure for relative pivotal movement about a pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal direction of said wiper element; said joint part being generally U-shaped and having a top wall and two side walls and an open bottom, and said top wall including opposite longitudinal ends spaced on opposite sides of said pivot axis; said top wall of said joint part including at least one resilient latching tongue having an integral hinge which extends from a hinge axis adjacent one of said ends; said resilient latching tongue including a button which projects in a direction away from said open bottom and which has a leading edge on a side of said button opposite of said hinge axis; and wherein said leading edge of said button is disposed longitudinally between said hinge axis and said pivot axis and closer to said hinge axis than to said pivot axis.