Patent ID: 7281294

Claim:
Articulated wiper arm of a wiper apparatus for windows of motor vehicles, having a free end and a non-free end opposite the free end, the free end of the articulated wiper arm being a single, substantially flat layer of material and having a device for detachably and pivotably connecting to a wiper blade, in particular for connecting to a non-articulated wiper blade, the device for connecting to the wiper blade being fixed to the wiper arm and comprising an articulating bolt for pivotably carrying the wiper blade, and a safety hook for partially gripping around the wiper blade in an operating position thereof, wherein the safety hook is a bent section of the single layer defining the free end of the wiper arm, and extending to a terminus of the wiper arm, and the articulating bolt is located between the safety hook and the non-free end of the articulated wiper arm; and wherein the articulating bolt extends from the single layer of the wiper arm.