Patent ID: 9045114
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A beam blade windshield wiper assembly comprising: a wiping element that contacts the surface to be wiped; at least one elongated beam operatively attached to said wiping element and having a pair of longitudinal ends; an airfoil assembly operatively supported on said elongated beam; a fluid manifold for distributing fluid across the surface to be wiped, said manifold having an inlet in fluid communication with a source of fluid, a plurality of outlets disposed along the longitudinal length of said manifold and an internal passage extending between said inlet and said plurality of outlets; and a fluid manifold mounting system adapted to support said fluid manifold on said elongated beam, said fluid manifold mounting system including a body operatively adapted to be mounted to said elongated beam, a clip portion including at least two legs that are disposed at an angle relative to one another to form a quasi-triangular space adapted to removably support said fluid manifold relative to said body, and a stabilizer extending between and interconnecting said body and said clip portion of said manifold mounting system and wherein said clip portion further includes a plurality of compression ribs formed on the interior surface of said clip portion, said compression ribs designed to engage the outer circumference of said manifold and to be compressed by an interference fit therebetween to thereby retain said manifold in fixed relationship with respect to said clip.