Patent ID: 6886213

Claim:
A wiper blade for windshields of motor vehicles, comprising: an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip, which is placeable in contact against a windshield to be wiped; an elongated, spring-elastic carrying element as a first component, wherein said wiper strip is held substantially parallel to and along a longitudinal axis of the carrying element; a connection device provided on a center section of the carrying element as a second component for counter connection means loaded on the windshield of a driven wiper arm, whereby the connection device has two contact surfaces, wherein said contact surfaces are spaced from one another and run parallel to one another and transversely to a driving direction, said contact surfaces oriented in vertical planes on the carrying element, wherein said contact surfaces being cooperatable with counter contact surfaces of the wiper arm, wherein one of the first and second components connected to one another is provided with elastic, deflectable locking means, wherein said locking means cooperates with counter locking means of the other of the first and second components, such that the first and second components are locked together, and wherein the locking means of the connection device has at least one thickening with surfaces facing a longitudinal direction of the carrying element, wherein said surfaces form retaining shoulders, and wherein counter retaining shoulders facing toward the retaining shoulders are formed on edges of at least one recess of the carrying element.