Patent ID: 8479351
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A windshield wiper assembly, comprising: a pair of leaf spring elements supported generally parallel to each other with a space therebetween, each leaf spring element including a locating hole at an intermediate portion thereof; a flexible blade supported within the space between the leaf spring elements; a bracket fixed to the intermediate portion of the pair of leaf spring elements and supporting said pair of leaf spring elements to provide the space therebetween, the bracket including a pair of pressure distribution tabs, each pressure distribution tab extending from opposite sides of the bracket, the opposite sides being a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are parallel to each other, each pressure distribution tab being received in a corresponding one of the locating holes of the pair of leaf spring elements to locate the bracket at the intermediate portion of the pair of leaf spring elements, and the bracket further including a base portion that is perpendicular to the opposite sides so that the base portion extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall, and a post that is perpendicular to the opposite sides so that the post extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall; and a bracket cover connected at opposite sides of the bracket, the bracket cover having a skirt extending below the bracket to cover a portion of the pair of leaf spring elements at the intermediate portion, wherein the base portion includes an aperture that extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall, so that the post, the aperture and the pressure distribution tabs are aligned on respective axes extending from the post to a respective pressure distribution tab.