Patent ID: 7669277
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A connector for detachably securing a wiper blade to a wiper arm including a side pin, said connector comprising: a base member adapted to be attached to the wiper blade, said base member including a receiving portion for receiving the side pin of the wiper arm; a locking member; and a flexible connecting member for connecting said locking member to said base member, said locking member being operatively associated with said base member to hold the side pin when received within said receiving portion of said base member, and said receiving portion of said base member comprising an arcuate recess and said locking member having part-circular recesses, wherein said arcuate recess of said base member is adapted to receive the side pin and said part-circular recesses of said locking member are adapted to hold the side pin in said arcuate recess of said base member, and wherein the wiper blade includes a pivot pin extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade, the base member having a joint portion adapted to be rotatably mounted to the pivot pin.