Patent ID: 7823246

Claim:
A breakaway mounting bracket assembly for a wiper system comprising: A mounting bracket adapted to attach a pivot shaft assembly of a wiper system to a portion of a vehicle; a grommet removably attached to said mounting bracket and adapted to dampen NVH at the point of attachment between said mounting bracket and a portion of the vehicle; a one-piece ferrule operatively disposed within said grommet having a column including an internal passage and a platform operatively connected to said column by a plurality of bridges disposed therebetween; and an attachment member adapted to connect said mounting bracket to a portion of the vehicle, said attachment member having a body operatively engaged to said internal passage, wherein said platform is adapted to fold upon receipt of a predetermined load acting through a pivot shaft assembly such that said mounting bracket will break away from attachment with said grommet and displace the pivot shaft assembly and a portion of a wiper arm below a vehicle's impact line in the event of a pedestrian impact.