Patent ID: 8037568
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
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; and 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, 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, wherein each of the leaf spring elements includes a first fixing slot located adjacent the locating hole, and wherein the bracket includes a first pair of fixing tabs, each of the first pair of fixing tabs extending from said opposite sides of the bracket, each of the first pair of fixing tabs being received in one of the first fixing slots of the pair of leaf spring elements to attach the bracket at the intermediate portion of the pair of leaf spring elements, each of the leaf spring elements includes a second fixing slot located adjacent the locating hole and opposite the first fixing slot, the bracket includes a second pair of fixing tabs, each of the second pair fixing tabs extending from said opposite sides of the bracket, each of the second pair of fixing tabs being received in one of the second fixing slots of the pair of leaf spring elements to attach the bracket at the intermediate portion of the pair of leaf spring elements, and each fixing tab of the first and second pairs of fixing tabs are substantially u-shaped members.