Patent Abstract:
A saddle bracket for wiper adapter comprises a bracket chassis and a linking saddle to be extensively compatible in coupling with various types of articulation adapter in vast range. Wherein, the bracket chassis is a prerequisite component and the linking saddle is an optional component so that the bracket chassis can either be used alone or be docked by the linking saddle as an integral entity. Through such versatile structure with comprehensive compatibility, the kind and quantity of the saddle bracket can be reduced. Besides, the accumulative quantity of the defective wipers from annual replaced windshield wiper due to obsolete or aged malfunction can also be indirectly decreased. Thus, not only the vendors and the consumers of the viper can be benefited by the decreasing in manufacturing cost and selling price but also the environmental protection can be benefited by the decreasing in annual replacement quantity.

Full Description:
[0001]    This application claims the benefit of provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 61/202,858, filed Apr. 13, 2009. 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to a saddle bracket for wiper adapter, particularly for one that features in versatile structure and comprehensive compatibility with various adapters so that not only the vendors and the consumers of the viper can be benefited by the decreasing in manufacturing cost and selling price but also the environmental protection can be benefited by the decreasing in annual replacement quantity due to obsolete or aged defective wiper. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    Currently, the kind and type of the wiper arm used by the windshield wiper are numerous. To compatibly couple with such numerous wiper arms, corresponding exclusively associated wiper articulation adapter and saddle bracket are required. For example, all the issued USA patents in number of U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,055,206, 7,281,294, 7,337,489, 7,353,562 and 7,395,578 have such foregoing situation. 
         [0004]    Virtually, patent U.S. Pat. No. 7,337,489 belongs to “crotch coupling head type” wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof, while patents U.S. Pat. No. 7,055,206, U.S. Pat. No. 7,281,294 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,353,562 are belong to “curbing hook fore type” wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapters thereof and patent U.S. Pat. No. 7,395,578 belongs to “dual fluked fore type” wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. However, keeping abreast with the increasing new vehicle, the new type of wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter for coupling new windshield wiper equipped in new vehicle is required to produce and introduce to the vehicle market accordingly. Unfavorably, not only the cost in extra mold and part is increased but also the difficulty in fabrication and inventory management is increased for the wiper manufacturers. Eventually, all the increasing cost will reflect in the selling market that the consumer will be suffered from the transferring cost incurred. 
         [0005]    Moreover, the windshield wiper belongs to consumptive products, which require replacement when its wiping efficiency is declined due to aging effect, which may affect the driving safety. Globally, basing on the existing huge aftermarket quantity and annual selling quantity of vehicle, the accumulative quantity of the obsolete or aged defective wipers from annual replaced windshield wiper might become a heavy burden for the environment protection. If such adverse circumstance keeps going, all the vehicle wiper manufacturers, consumers and en environment protection performers inevitably become losers. Therefore, how to work out an innovative saddle bracket for articulation adapter of the windshield wiper to benefit all the vehicle wiper manufacturers, consumers and en environment protection performers becomes a critical task of urgent issue. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    The primary object of the present invention is to provide a saddle bracket for wiper adapter, which comprises a bracket chassis and a linking saddle to be extensively compatible in coupling with various types of articulation adapter in vast range. Wherein, the bracket chassis is a primary prerequisite component and the linking saddle is an optional subordinate component so that the bracket chassis can either be used alone or be docked by the linking saddle as an integral entity. Through such versatile structure with comprehensive compatibility, the kind and quantity of the saddle bracket can be reduced. Besides, the accumulative quantity of the defective wipers from annual replaced windshield wiper due to obsolete or aged malfunction can also be indirectly decreased. Thus, not only the vendors and the consumers of the viper can be benefited by the decreasing in manufacturing cost and selling price but also the environmental protection can be benefited by the decreasing in annual replacement quantity. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]      FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view showing the fragmented components of the present invention. 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  is an assembly perspective view showing the combined components of the present invention. 
           [0009]      FIG. 3  is a sectional view taken along line  3 - 3  as indicated in  FIG. 2 . 
           [0010]      FIG. 4  is a perspective view for the bracket chassis of the present invention. 
           [0011]      FIG. 4   a  is a sectional view taken along line  4   a - 4   a  as indicated in  FIG. 4 . 
           [0012]      FIG. 4   b  is a sectional view taken along line  4   b - 4   b  as indicated in  FIG. 4 . 
           [0013]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view for the linking saddle of the present invention. 
           [0014]      FIG. 5   a  is a sectional view taken along line  5   a - 5   a  as indicated in  FIG. 5 . 
           [0015]      FIG. 5   b  is a sectional view taken along line  5   b - 5   b  as indicated in  FIG. 5 . 
           [0016]      FIG. 5   c  is a sectional view taken along line  5   c - 5   c  as indicated in  FIG. 5 . 
           [0017]      FIG. 6  is the first schematic view for the docking operation of the present invention. 
           [0018]      FIG. 6   a  is a sectional view taken along the direction  6   a  as indicated in  FIG. 6 . 
           [0019]      FIG. 7  is the second schematic view for the docking operation of the present invention. 
           [0020]      FIG. 7   a  is a sectional view taken the direction  7   a  as indicated in  FIG. 7 . 
           [0021]      FIG. 8  is the third schematic view for the docking operation of the present invention. 
           [0022]      FIG. 8   a  is a sectional view taken along the direction  8   a  as indicated in  FIG. 8 . 
           [0023]      FIG. 9  is the first schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “crotch coupling head type” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0024]      FIG. 10  is the second schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “crotch coupling head type” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0025]      FIG. 11  is the first schematic perspective view showing the exclusively associated articulation adapter for the “crotch coupling head type” conventional wiper arm. 
           [0026]      FIG. 12  is the second schematic perspective view showing the exclusively associated articulation adapter for the “crotch coupling head type” conventional wiper arm. 
           [0027]      FIG. 13  is a sectional view taken along line  13 - 13  as indicated in  FIG. 12 . 
           [0028]      FIG. 14  is the first schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “crotch coupling head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0029]      FIG. 15  is the second schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “crotch coupling head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0030]      FIG. 16  is the third schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “crotch coupling head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0031]      FIG. 17  is a sectional view taken along line  17 - 17  as indicated in  FIG. 10 . 
           [0032]      FIG. 18  is the first schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “curbing hook fore type” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0033]      FIG. 19  is the second schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “curbing hook fore type” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0034]      FIG. 20  is the first schematic perspective view showing the exclusively associated articulation adapter for the “curbing hook fore type” conventional wiper arm. 
           [0035]      FIG. 21  is the second schematic perspective view showing the exclusively associated articulation adapter for the “curbing hook fore type” conventional wiper arm. 
           [0036]      FIG. 22  is a sectional view taken along line  22 - 22  as indicated in  FIG. 21 . 
           [0037]      FIG. 23  is the first schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “curbing hook fore type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0038]      FIG. 24  is the second schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “curbing hook fore type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0039]      FIG. 25  is the third schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “curbing hook fore type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0040]      FIG. 26  is a sectional view taken along line  26 - 26  as indicated in  FIG. 19 . 
           [0041]      FIG. 27  is the first schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “dual fluked fore type” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0042]      FIG. 28  is the second schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “dual fluked fore type” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0043]      FIG. 29  is a schematic perspective view showing the exclusively associated articulation adapter for the “dual fluked fore type” conventional wiper arm. 
           [0044]      FIG. 30  is a sectional view taken along line  30 - 30  as indicated in  FIG. 29 . 
           [0045]      FIG. 31  is a sectional view taken along line  31 - 31  as indicated in  FIG. 29 . 
           [0046]      FIG. 32  is the first schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “dual fluked fore type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0047]      FIG. 33  is the second schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “dual fluked fore type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0048]      FIG. 34  is the third schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “dual fluked fore type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0049]      FIG. 35  is the first schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “jacketing canopy head type ” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0050]      FIG. 36  is the second schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “jacketing canopy head type” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0051]      FIG. 37  is a schematic perspective view showing the exclusively associated articulation adapter for the “jacketing canopy head type” conventional wiper arm. 
           [0052]      FIG. 38  is a sectional view taken along line  38 - 38  as indicated in  FIG. 37 . 
           [0053]      FIG. 39  is a sectional view taken along line  39 - 39  as indicated in  FIG. 37 . 
           [0054]      FIG. 40  is the first schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “jacketing canopy head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0055]      FIG. 41  is the second schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “jacketing canopy head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0056]      FIG. 42  is the third schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “jacketing canopy head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0057]      FIG. 43  is the first schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “front inserting head type” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0058]      FIG. 44  is the second schematic perspective view showing the integration for the “front inserting head type” conventional wiper arm and exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof. 
           [0059]      FIG. 45  is a schematic perspective view showing the exclusively associated articulation adapter for the “front inserting head type” conventional wiper arm. 
           [0060]      FIG. 46  is a sectional view taken along line  46 - 46  as indicated in  FIG. 45 . 
           [0061]      FIG. 47  is a sectional view taken along line  47 - 47  as indicated in  FIG. 45 . 
           [0062]      FIG. 48  is the first schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “front inserting head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0063]      FIG. 49  is the second schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “front inserting head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
           [0064]      FIG. 50  is the third schematic perspective view showing the coupling operation between the “front inserting head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention showing the coupling operation between the “front inserting head type” conventional wiper arm with exclusively associated articulation adapter thereof and the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0065]    Please refer to  FIGS. 1 through 3 ,  FIGS. 4 through 4   b  and  FIGS. 5 through 5   c.  Other than externally existing anyone wiper arm  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7  and an elastic metal keelson strip  1 , the saddle bracket for wiper adapter of the present invention comprises a lower bracket chassis  10  and an upper plastic linking saddle  20 , wherein: 
         [0066]    Said bracket chassis  10  includes a bottom sole  11 , a left upright cheek  12 , a right upright cheek  13 , a fixed coupling spindle  14 , a left insetting cutout  15 , a right insetting cutout  16 , a left locking jetty  17 , a right locking jetty  18  and a pair of rivet fixing holes  111 , wherein, Said pair rivet fixing holes  111  are created in longitudinal central line of the bracket chassis  10  to match with corresponding pair rivet fixing holes on the elastic metal keelson strip  1  so that the bracket chassis  10  can be securely fixed on the elastic metal keelson strip  1  by two rivets  2  running through said rivet fixing holes; The left upright cheek  12  and right upright cheek  13  are symmetrically juxtaposed at both longitudinal sides of the bottom sole  11  in parallel manner; The fixed coupling spindle  14  is disposed in near lengthwise front section and vertically middle section of the pair left upright cheek  12  and right upright cheek  13  in horizontal manner; The left insetting cutout  15  and right insetting cutout  16  is downwardly, facing to bottom sole  11 , formed in rear section of each corresponding left upright cheek  12  and right upright cheek  13  respectively in symmetrically parallel juxtaposition; and the left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  is backwardly formed in rear section of each corresponding left upright cheek  12  and right upright cheek  13  respectively in symmetrically parallel juxtaposition, 
         [0067]    The linking saddle  20  is an unitary extruded plastic adapted parallelepiped snugly docked between pair left upright cheek  12  and right upright cheek  13  of the bracket chassis  10  with a top surface  21 , a bottom sole  22 , a left longitudinal footing sill  23 , a right longitudinal footing sill  24 , a front transverse footing brim  25 , a pair of back transverse footing butts  26 , a longitudinal slit  27 , a rib plate  28 , a crescent coupling sill  29 , a left insetting buttress  231 , a right insetting buttress  241 , a left mating boss  232 , a right mating boss  242 , a left locking stopper  233 , a right locking stopper  243  and a rivet through hole  211 , wherein the rivet through hole  211  is created in longitudinal central line of the linking saddle  20  near the front transverse footing brim  25  in manner of running through the top surface  21  and bottom sole  22  to match with corresponding front rivet fixing hole  111  on the elastic metal keelson strip  1 , has inner diameter thereof is larger than outer diameter of the rivet  2 ; The longitudinal slit  27 , whose width is larger than outer diameter of the rivet  2 , is longitudinally created from the pair back transverse footing butts  26  towards the front transverse footing brim  25  between pair left longitudinal footing sill  23  and right longitudinal footing sill  24  in manner of running through the top surface  21  and bottom sole  22  such that each tail of pair left longitudinal footing sill  23  and right longitudinal footing sill  24  forms each of two prongs from the inner crotch edge of the longitudinal slit  27 ; The distance between the rivet through hole  211  and the inner crotch edge of the longitudinal slit  27  on the linking saddle  20  is equivalent to the distance between the pair rivet fixing holes  111  on bottom sole  11  of the bracket chassis  10  so that two rivets  2  can run through the bottom sole  22  of the linking saddle  20  and bottom sole  11  of the bracket chassis  10  when the linking saddle  20  docks in the bracket chassis  10  (as shown in  FIG. 3 ); The left insetting buttress  231  and right insetting buttress  241  is upwardly formed in middle section of each corresponding left longitudinal footing sill  23  and right longitudinal footing sill  24  respectively in symmetrically parallel juxtaposition, and said rib plate  28  is vertically disposed In middle section of the pair left insetting buttress  231  and right insetting buttress  241 , such that the distance S 1  defined between both outer walls of the pair left insetting buttress  231  and right insetting buttress  241  on the linking saddle  20  (as shown in  FIG. 5   b ) is equivalent to the distance S 2  defined between both outer walls of the pair left upright cheek  12  and right upright cheek  13  of the bracket chassis  10  (as shown in  FIG. 4   b ); The relative location of said left insetting buttress  231  and right insetting buttress  241  in the linking saddle  20  corresponds with the relative location of said left insetting cutout  15  and right insetting cutout  16  in the bracket chassis  10 , but the width and height of said left insetting buttress  231  and right insetting buttress  241  in the linking saddle  20  are slightly smaller than the width and height of said left insetting cutout  15  and right insetting cutout  16  in the bracket chassis  10 ; Each said left mating boss  232  and right mating boss  242  is outwardly formed in middle section of each corresponding left insetting buttress  231  and right insetting buttress  241  respectively in symmetrically parallel juxtaposition horizontally; Said crescent coupling sill  29 , which is created at the intersection of the front transverse footing brim  25  and the top surface  21 , serves as a latching means to the fixed coupling spindle  14  of the bracket chassis  10  when the linking saddle  20  docks in the linking saddle  20 ; Each of pair back transverse footing butts  26  is backwardly formed in rear section of each corresponding left longitudinal footing sill  23  and right longitudinal footing sill  24  respectively in symmetrically parallel juxtaposition, while each said left locking stopper  233  and right locking stopper  243  is upwardly formed over each one of corresponding pair back transverse footing butts  26  respectively in symmetrically parallel juxtaposition; 
         [0068]    Thereby, each left integral and right integral are formed respectively, where the left integral includes tail prong of left longitudinal footing sill  23 , left back transverse footing butt  26  and left locking stopper  233  while the right integral includes tail prong of right longitudinal footing sill  24 , right back transverse footing butt  26  and right locking stopper  243  such that both of left integral and right integral are susceptible to strain if being suffered from sidewise stress due to flexibility of the plastic material thereof. 
         [0069]    The width S 3  defined between the outer walls of the left locking stopper  233  and right locking stopper  243  on the linking saddle  20  equals the width S 4  defined between the outer walls of the left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  on the bracket chassis  10  (as shown in  FIG. 1 ); and The height S 5  defined from the bottom sole  22  to the top surface of the left locking stopper  233  on the linking saddle  20  (as shown in  FIG. 5   c ) approximately equals the height S 6  defined from the bottom sole  11  to the bottom surface of the left locking jetty  17  on the linking saddle  20  (as shown in  FIG. 4   a ); Similarly, the height S 5  defined from the bottom sole  22  to the top surface of the right locking stopper  243  on the linking saddle  20  (as shown in  FIG. 5   c ) approximately equals the height S 6  defined from the bottom sole  11  to the bottom surface of the right locking jetty  18  on the linking saddle  20  as well (as shown in  FIG. 4   a ). 
         [0070]    Please refer to  FIGS. 6 through 8  and  FIGS. 6   a  through  8   a.  describe the assembly procedure of the present invention in steps as follows: 
         [0071]    (a). Firstly, put the bottom sole  22  of the linking saddle  20  into the location between the pair left upright cheek  12  and right upright cheek  13  of the bracket chassis  10 , then move the crescent coupling sill  29  on the front transverse footing brim  25  of the linking saddle  20  touching against the fixed coupling spindle  14  of the bracket chassis  10  (as shown in  FIG. 6 ) so that the bottom surfaces of the pair left locking stopper  233  and right locking stopper  243  on the linking saddle  20  will contact the top surfaces of the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  on the bracket chassis  10  (as shown in  FIG. 6   a ); 
         [0072]    (b). Secondly, exert downwardly force on the rear section of the linking saddle  20  to forcibly push the pair left locking stopper  233  and right locking stopper  243  further downward so that the pair left locking stopper  233  and right locking stopper  243  are inwardly bent to each other because they are confined by the pair left upright cheek  12  and right upright cheek  13  of the bracket chassis  10  and provided certain bending space allowance from the longitudinal slit  27  at the back transverse footing butts  26  of the linking saddle  20  (as shown in  FIGS. 7 and 7   a ); 
         [0073]    (c). Finally, continue to further exert downwardly force on the rear section of the linking saddle  20  to forcibly push the pair left locking stopper  233  and right locking stopper  243  more downward so that the pair left locking stopper  233  and right locking stopper  243  hardly overcome the confinement of the pair left upright cheek  12  and right upright cheek  13  of the bracket chassis  10  as well as barely pass the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  on the bracket chassis  10 , then the pair left locking stopper  233  and right locking stopper  243  on the linking saddle  20  will be caught by the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  on the bracket chassis  10  so that the pair left locking stopper  233  and right locking stopper  243  will be justly latched beneath the bottom surfaces of the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18 ; Thereby, by means of a front curb served by the fixed coupling spindle  14  and a back curb served by the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  (as shown in  FIGS. 8 and 8   a ), not only the linking saddle  20  is firmly docked in the bracket chassis  10  but also the pair left insetting buttress  231  and right insetting buttress  241  of the linking saddle  20  are properly held in the corresponding pair left insetting cutout  15  and right insetting cutout  16  on the bracket chassis  10 . 
         [0074]    For beneficially putting the present invention in practical application, the lower bracket chassis  10  is a prerequisite as used to be securely fixed on the external existing elastic metal keelson strip  1  while the upper linking saddle  20  is optional for those popular wiper arms, which are possibly compatible with the present invention. 
         [0075]    Please refer to  FIGS. 9 through 17 , which show the exemplary embodiment of the present invention applied in the “crotch coupling head type” wiper arm  3  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  30 , which comprises a pair of front flexible coupling notches  31  and a pair of rear elastic latching juts  32 . The coupling operation between the “crotch coupling head type” conventional wiper arm  3  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  30  thereof and the saddle bracket of the present invention is accomplished via the pair front flexible coupling notches  31  and pair rear elastic latching juts  32  by following procedure: Firstly, couple the pair flexible coupling notches  31  with the fixed coupling spindle  14  of the bracket chassis  10 ; and Secondly, force and insert the pair elastic latching juts  32  downwards to the beneath of the bottom surfaces of the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  (as shown in  FIGS. 14 through 16 ) to finish the coupling operation. Therefore, the linking saddle  20  of the present invention is not required in this exemplary embodiment. If the articulation adapter  30  is required to dismantle from the bracket chassis  10  of the present invention, the dismantling procedure can be accomplished by following simple steps: Firstly, inwardly squeeze the pair elastic latching juts  32  of the articulation adapter  30  to shift away the bottom surfaces of the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  (as hollow arrowhead shown in  FIG. 11 ); and Secondly, upwardly lift the rear elastic latching juts  32  in tilt manner to pull out the articulation adapter  30  away from the bracket chassis  10  under detaching manner of the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  to finish the dismantling procedure. 
         [0076]    Please refer to  FIGS. 18 through 26 , which show the exemplary embodiment of the present invention applied in the “curbing hook fore type” wiper arm  4  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  40 , which comprises a pair of front flexible coupling notches  41  and a pair of rear elastic latching juts  42 . Because the flexible coupling notches  41  and elastic latching juts  42  for articulation adapter  40  in this embodiment are corresponding counterparts flexible coupling notches  31  and elastic latching juts  32  of the previous embodiment for articulation adapter  30 , both of the coupling operation and dismantling procedure between the “curbing hook fore type” conventional wiper arm  4  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  40  thereof and the saddle bracket of the present invention can be accomplished in similar ways to that between the “curbing hook fore type” conventional wiper arm  3  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  30  thereof and the saddle bracket of the present invention. Namely, the coupling operation is accomplished by following procedure: Firstly, couple the pair flexible coupling notches  41  with the fixed coupling spindle  14  of the bracket chassis  10 ; and Secondly, force and insert the pair elastic latching juts  42  downwards to the beneath of the bottom surfaces of the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  (as shown in  FIGS. 23 through 25 ) to finish the coupling operation. Therefore, the linking saddle  20  of the present invention is not required in this exemplary embodiment. The dismantling procedure of the articulation adapter  40  from the bracket chassis  10  can be accomplished by following simple steps: Firstly, inwardly squeeze the pair elastic latching juts  42  of the articulation adapter  40  to shift away the bottom surfaces of the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  (as hollow arrowhead shown in  FIG. 20 ); and Secondly, upwardly lift the rear elastic latching juts  42  in tilt manner to pull out the articulation adapter  40  away from the bracket chassis  10  under detaching manner of the pair left locking jetty  17  and right locking jetty  18  to finish the dismantling procedure. 
         [0077]    Please refer to  FIGS. 27 through 34 , which show the exemplary embodiment of the present invention applied in the “dual fluked fore type” wiper arm  5  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  50 , which comprises a pair of boss catching holes  51  punched on pair cheeks of the articulation adapter  50  respectively. Because the wiper arm  5  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  50  thereof are not compatible with the bracket chassis  10 , the docked integral entity of the bracket chassis  10  and linking saddle  20  in the present invention are required in this exemplary embodiment. As shown in  FIGS. 32 through 34 , the coupling operation is accomplished by following procedure: Firstly, align and couple the pair boss catching holes  51  of the articulation adapter  50  with the left mating boss  232  and right mating boss  242 ; and Secondly, force and insert the pair boss catching holes  51  downwards to securely catch on the left mating boss  232  and right mating boss  242  to finish the coupling operation. Because the docked integral entity of the bracket chassis  10  and linking saddle  20  in the present invention are used in this exemplary embodiment, the dismantling procedure of the articulation adapter  50  from the bracket chassis  10  of the present invention is unnecessary. 
         [0078]    Please refer to  FIGS. 35 through 42 , which show the exemplary embodiment of the present invention applied in the “dual fluked head type” wiper arm  6  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  60 , which comprises a pair of boss latching holes  61  punched on pair cheeks of the articulation adapter  60  respectively. Similar to the situation in the “dual fluked fore type” wiper arm  5  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  50 , because the wiper arm  6  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  60  thereof are not compatible with the bracket chassis  10 , the docked integral entity of the bracket chassis  10  and linking saddle  20  in the present invention are required in this exemplary embodiment. Because the boss latching holes  61  for articulation adapter  60  in this embodiment are corresponding counterparts boss catching holes  51  of the previous embodiment for articulation adapter  50 , the coupling operation between the “dual fluked head type” conventional wiper arm  6  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  60  thereof and the saddle bracket of the present invention can be accomplished in similar way to that between the “dual fluked fore type” conventional wiper arm  5  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  50  thereof and the saddle bracket of the present invention. Namely, as shown in  FIGS. 40 through 42 , the coupling operation is accomplished by following procedure: Firstly, align and couple the pair boss latching holes  61  of the articulation adapter  60  with the left mating boss  232  and right mating boss  242 ; and Secondly, force and insert the pair boss latching holes  61  downwards to securely catch on the left mating boss  232  and right mating boss  242  to finish the coupling operation. Because the docked integral entity of the bracket chassis  10  and linking saddle  20  in the present invention are used in this exemplary embodiment, the dismantling procedure of the articulation adapter  60  from the bracket chassis  10  of the present invention is unnecessary. 
         [0079]    Please refer to  FIGS. 43 through 50 , which show the exemplary embodiment of the present invention applied in the “front inserting head type” wiper arm  7  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  70 , which comprises a pair of boss latching holes  71  punched on pair cheeks of the articulation adapter  70  respectively. Similar to the situation in the “dual fluked fore type” wiper arm  5  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  50 , because the wiper arm  7  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  70  thereof are not compatible with the bracket chassis  10 , the docked integral entity of the bracket chassis  10  and linking saddle  20  in the present invention are required in this exemplary embodiment. Because the boss latching holes  71  for articulation adapter  70  in this embodiment are corresponding counterparts boss catching holes  51  of the previous embodiment for articulation adapter  50 , the coupling operation between the “front inserting head type” conventional wiper arm  7  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  70  thereof and the saddle bracket of the present invention can be accomplished in similar way to that between the “dual fluked fore type” conventional wiper arm  5  with exclusively associated articulation adapter  50  thereof and the saddle bracket of the present invention. Namely, as shown in  FIGS. 48 through 50 , the coupling operation is accomplished by following procedure: Firstly, align and couple the pair boss latching holes  71  of the articulation adapter  70  with the left mating boss  232  and right mating boss  242 ; and Secondly, force and insert the pair boss latching holes  71  downwards to securely catch on the left mating boss  232  and right mating boss  242  to finish the coupling operation. Because the docked integral entity of the bracket chassis  10  and linking saddle  20  in the present invention are used in this exemplary embodiment, the dismantling procedure of the articulation adapter  70  from the bracket chassis  10  of the present invention is unnecessary. 
         [0080]    Basing on the foregoing exemplary embodiments, the saddle bracket of the present invention can be compatibly applied in various types of wiper arm with exclusively articulation adapter with great industrial practicality and novel improvement, which meet the basic patentable criterion.

Technology Classification (CPC): 8