Patent ID: 8701241

Claim:
A flat wiper blade, comprising: a wiper strip ( 110 ); a single elongated frame ( 120 ) configured to hold and support the wiper strip; first and second spoilers ( 150 , 160 ) joined to the frame as opposed to each other, each including a pair of fitting grooves ( 152 , 162 ) extending in a longitudinal direction of the frame, the frame being fitted to the fitting grooves, and a receiving groove ( 155 , 165 ) extending in the longitudinal direction in each of the fitting grooves and receiving an edge of the frame, the receiving groove having a width greater than a width of the fitting groove; and a connecting unit for connection to a wiper arm, the connecting unit being joined to the frame between the first spoiler and the second spoiler, the connecting unit engaging the first spoiler and the second spoiler, wherein the connecting unit includes a bracket ( 130 ) joined to the frame and having a pivot shaft ( 133 ), wherein the bracket engages a base end of the first spoiler at one end and engages a base end of the second spoiler at an opposite end, wherein the first spoiler has a latching claw ( 157 ) at the base end thereof and the second spoiler has a latching groove ( 167 ) at the base end thereof, and wherein the bracket has a slot ( 134 ) at the one end thereof and an engaging rib ( 135 ) at the opposite end thereof, the latching claw engaging the slot and the engaging rib engaging the latching groove.