Patent ID: 8341799

Claim:
A connector ( 100 ) for joining a wiper blade ( 20 , 102 ) to any one of various style wiper arm ends ( 302 , 304 , 308 , 310 , 312 , 314 , 316 ), said connector ( 100 ) comprising: a central body section ( 200 ), said central body section ( 200 ) including a rivet-receiving socket ( 202 ), a generally planar upper landing ( 204 ), a generally planar lower return ( 206 ) and a forward nose profile ( 208 ) extending between said upper landing ( 204 ) and said lower return ( 206 ); a pair of sides ( 210 ) interconnected by said central body section ( 200 ) on respective inside faces thereof, said sides ( 210 ) including cantilevered extensions ( 212 ) projecting beyond said nose profile ( 208 ); a 9×4 stop ( 214 ) disposed on the inside face of the cantilevered extension ( 212 ) of at least one said side ( 210 ) and set below the plane of said lower return ( 206 ) by a clearance gap; each side ( 210 ) further including a transversely extending pin hole ( 216 ) adapted to receive wiper arm side pins ( 302 , 304 ) of different diameters; and a flexible tongue ( 222 ) extending from said central body section ( 200 ) and disposed between said sides ( 210 ), said tongue ( 222 ) including at least one pawl ( 224 , 226 ) disposed generally between said pin holes ( 216 ) for engaging a wiper arm side pin ( 302 , 304 ) and a tooth ( 318 ) for engaging a din slot ( 320 ) recess in a wiper arm hook ( 316 ) wherein said pin hole ( 216 ) has a generally figure “8” shape defined by a larger lobe ( 218 ) and an overlapping smaller lobe ( 220 ).