Patent ID: 8370986

Claim:
Connecting device ( 10 ) for a wiper arm ( 14 ) and a wiper blade ( 12 ), with a first connecting part ( 16 ) on the wiper blade and a second connecting part ( 18 ) on the wiper arm, which parts are juxtaposed in an operational position and are connected to each other via a hinge element ( 44 ) including a bolt ( 26 ) and a counter-hinge hole ( 42 ) so that the first and second connecting parts ( 16 , 18 ) can be swiveled around a hinge axis and partially engage with one another at least via securing means ( 32 ) including a bridge ( 34 ) and a limit ( 36 ), characterized in that the first connecting part ( 16 ) has a receptacle ( 38 ) for accommodating the securing means ( 32 ), the receptacle ( 38 ) having a base ( 60 ) and a longitudinal shaped portion ( 66 ) that extend parallel to the hinge axis and to each other, characterized in that the first connecting part ( 16 ) is one of detachable from and connectable to the second connecting part ( 18 ) by rotation of at least one of the connecting parts ( 16 , 18 ) around the hinge element ( 44 ) by at least a detachment angle ( 50 ), characterized in that the limit ( 36 ) has a shoulder ( 56 ) and the longitudinal shaped portion ( 66 ) is a groove, characterized in that the groove is dimensioned to accommodate the shoulder ( 56 ) when one of detaching and connecting the connecting parts ( 16 , 18 ), characterized in that the bridge ( 34 ) substantially covers and is positioned above the base ( 60 ) and the groove when the first connecting part ( 16 ) is connected to the second connecting part ( 18 ), and characterized in that the base ( 60 ) is positioned a first distance from the bridge ( 34 ) extending in a direction parallel to the limit ( 36 ) and the groove is positioned a second distance from the bridge ( 34 ) extending in a direction parallel to the limit ( 36 ) when the first and second connecting parts ( 16 , 18 ) are in the operational position, the second distance being greater than the first distance.