Windscreen wiper device

Abstract

A windscreen wiper device () of the flat blade type comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade () of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes at least one groove (), in which groove a longitudinal strip () of the carrier element is disposed, which windscreen wiper device comprises a connecting device () for an oscillating arm (), wherein the oscillating arm can be pivotally connected to the connecting device about a pivot axis () near one end, the connecting device comprising at least two parts () provided with protrusion/hole means arranged for pivotally and detachably connecting the parts together through a snapping operation, wherein the first part is retained onto the wiper blade and wherein the second part comprises a channel arranged for inserting the oscillating arm therein, wherein the windscreen wiper device is provided with retaining means arranged for retaining the connecting device onto the oscillating arm, wherein the retaining means comprises at least one upwardly extending protrusion () on the second part, wherein the protrusion is movable relative to the second part between an inward position, wherein in mounted position the protrusion engages into a correspondingly shaped hole () provided in the oscillating arm and the connecting device is retained onto the oscillating arm, and an outward position, wherein in dismounted position the protrusion disengages from the hole provided in the oscillating arm and the connecting device is released from the oscillating arm.