Patent ID: 7634834

Claim:
A windshield wiper assembly, comprising: a pair of leaf spring elements, said leaf spring elements being supported generally parallel to each other with a space therebetween; a squeegee, said squeegee being supported within the space between the leaf spring elements; a windshield wiper arm bracket, said windshield wiper arm bracket being fixed to an intermediate portion of said pair of spring steel elements and being connectable to a windshield wiper arm; a support bracket connected to one end of the pair of leaf spring elements, said support bracket maintaining said pair of leaf spring elements in generally parallel spaced apart relation to support said squeegee therebetween, said support bracket supporting said squeegee for longitudinal movement with respect to said pair of leaf spring elements during operation of the windshield wiper assembly to prevent binding of said squeegee; and a removable end cap located at said one end of the pair of leaf spring elements, wherein said end cap includes a tab that extends between said pair of leaf spring elements to maintain said pair of leaf spring elements in said generally parallel spaced apart relation.