Patent ID: 7203990

Claim:
Wiper blade ( 20 ) comprised of a wiper strip support ( 22 ) and a wiper strip ( 24 ) that is guided laterally with respect to a wiper arm ( 10 ) by a device ( 28 ) with a connecting rod ( 32 , 74 ), whereby one end of the connecting rod ( 32 , 74 ) can be fixed so that it can pivot on an articulated part ( 12 ) of the wiper arm ( 10 ) approximately vertically to a windshield ( 26 ), and the connecting rod ( 32 , 74 ) having lateral guide surfaces adjacent a clip that sits on the wiper blade ( 20 ), characterized in that a pivot bearing ( 86 , 88 ) is arranged on both ends of the connecting rod ( 32 , 74 ), one of which permits longitudinal movement of either the wiper arm ( 10 ) or the wiper blade ( 20 ), and characterized in that at least one catch pin ( 42 ) that is permanently connected to the connecting rod ( 32 , 74 ) forms the pivot bearing ( 88 ) on the side of the wiper blade ( 20 ), whereby the catch pin ( 42 ) is received in the clip ( 30 , 78 ) that sits on the wiper blade ( 20 ) and is positioned in a catch groove ( 48 ) that runs in the longitudinal direction of the wiper blade ( 20 ).