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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2016
Trico Products Corporation, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Valentin Avasiloaie, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Mitica Polocoser, Wayne, MI (US);
Trico Products Corporation, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A refillable wiper blade () including a refill subassembly () and a coupler () adapted for releasable attachment thereto. The refill subassembly includes a wiping element (), an elongated spline () supporting the element, and a retention clip () operatively attached to the spline. The clip has a body () and an upwardly-biased cantilevered finger () extending from the body. The coupler has a first end (A) shaped to receive the body of the clip, and a relief () defined adjacent to the first end and shaped to accommodate the finger of the clip. The refill subassembly and the coupler cooperate such that predetermined movement of the coupler with respect to the refill subassembly brings the body into engagement with the first end of the coupler such that the finger deflects downwardly until subsequent movement of the coupler along the spline releases the finger upwardly and into the relief of the coupler thereby securing the refill subassembly to the coupler.