Patent ID: 7350259

Claim:
A windshield wiper blade assembly comprising: a resilient wiping element, said wiping element comprising a longitudinal passage therethrough; a semi-rigid, encapsulated beam member, said encapsulated beam member positioned within said longitudinal passage; a single windshield wiper connector element located at an approximate mid-point of said encapsulated beam member, said connector element universally detachably attaching said wiper blade assembly to at least one type of a windshield wiper arm attached to a motor vehicle, wherein said wiper connector element is isolated from said encapsulated beam member; the single wiper connection element is the only connection between said wiper blade assembly and said windshield wiper arm: said connector element coupled by securement means to said resilient wiping element and said encapsulated beam member in such a way as to prevent the rotation and twisting of the resilient wiper blade around said encapsulated beam member, and further preventing longitudinal translation of said encapsulated beam member within said resilient wiping member.