Patent ID: 8443505

Claim:
A method of assembling a wiper arm assembly, comprising the steps of: providing a mounting head having one of an axle or a hub, said hub having a pocket with a locking surface and an open end, said axle having a locking surface provided by a locking member; providing a wiper arm having the other of the axle or hub; operably attaching a spring to said mounting head and said wiper arm; moving said mounting head and said wiper arm relative to one another from a disassembled position and causing said spring to initially increase in preload; moving said axle into said pocket through said open end and decreasing the preload on said spring; and bringing said mounting head and said wiper arm into a shipping position by moving said locking surfaces on said mounting head and said wiper arm into confronting engagement with one another under a force imparted by said spring, said locking member extending from said axle toward said open end of said hub while in said shipping position and said locking surfaces preventing said mounting head and said wiper arm from rotating from said shipping position back toward said disassembled position.