Patent ID: 8713747

Claim:
A wiper coupler for use in releasably attaching a tournament-style wiper assembly superstructure to a wiper arm having an attachment member including a track defined by a base and rails depending therefrom, a bent tab extending outwardly from the base and guides that extend linearly downward from the rails, said wiper coupler comprising: a pair of sidewalls each including a post that extends transversely toward the other to operatively engage a tournament-style wiper assembly superstructure and a flange adapted to engage a portion of the guides of a wiper arm attachment member, each of said flanges including a barb that is adapted to operatively engage a portion of the guides of a wiper arm attachment member; and a deck disposed between said sidewalls that cooperates with a portion of said sidewalls to define a rest adapted to operatively receive the track of a wiper arm attachment member, said deck including a bridge that is adapted to provide a positive stop against a portion of the bent tab of a wiper arm attachment member, said wiper coupler further including an aperture disposed adjacent to said deck that is adapted to receive a portion of the bent tab of a wiper arm attachment member and an elevated platform having an engaging member depending therefrom to operatively engage a portion of a bent tab of a wiper arm attachment member, said engaging member having a cantilevered body defining a terminal end thereon, said cantilevered body disposed within said aperture and including a bulbous head at the terminal end of said cantilevered body, said bulbous head adapted to actuate movement of said cantilevered body to facilitate releasable attachment between a tournament-style wiper assembly superstructure and a wiper arm attachment member conventionally employed for use in connection with a beam blade-style wiper assembly.