Patent ID: 9108595
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A connector for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm, the connector comprising: an elongate body member having a front end, a rear end, a first side wall, a second wall, and a top surface extending between the first and second side walls; a connector securing structure; a first side channel longitudinally extending along a portion of an outer surface of the first side wall proximate the first end of the elongate body member; a first tongue receiving opening located towards the front end of the elongate body member, the first tongue opening structured to receive a corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm; a U-shaped cap having an upper wall and first and second side walls, and including a first side protrusion provided on an interior surface of the first side wall of the cap, the first side protrusion correspondingly dimensioned and positioned to slide along the first side channel as the cap is slid between an open position and a closed position, the cap operable to secure the received corresponding front tongue on the wiper arm; an upper protrusion projecting downward from an underside surface of the upper wall of the cap, the upper protrusion contacting an upper surface of the elongate body member; a front locking tab provided within the first tongue opening, the front locking tab including a top portion and an arm portion connecting the top portion with the elongate body member; and a locking tab channel provided on the underside surface of the upper wall of the cap, the locking tab channel conformingly dimensioned to permit the top portion of the front locking tab to slide along the locking tab channel as the cap is slid between the open and closed position, wherein the first side channel is oriented in a direction corresponding with the longitudinal direction of the elongate body member, the cap thereby slidable substantially parallel to the top surface.