Patent ID: 7509704

Claim:
Wiper blade ( 20 ) of a windshield wiper having a longitudinal direction, the wiper blade ( 20 ) comprising: a wiper strip support ( 22 ) having an end; a wiper strip ( 24 ) having an end; and at least one end cap ( 28 ) on the end of the wiper support ( 22 ) and the end of the wiper strip ( 24 ), the end cap ( 28 ) having an inner cross-sectional profile adapted to the cross-sectional profile of the wiper strip support ( 22 ), the end cap ( 28 ) having a lateral surface and a guide rib ( 42 , 48 , 50 ) projecting laterally from the lateral surface and running transverse to the longitudinal direction ( 52 ) of the wiper blade ( 20 ), the guide rib ( 42 , 48 , 50 ) and having a guide surface ( 44 , 54 ) formed laterally on the guide rib ( 42 , 48 , 50 ).