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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1984
William H Harbison, Gary, IN (US);
The Anderson Company of Indiana, Michigan City, IN (US);
Abstract
A windshield wiper arm having a mounting head with a channel and extension pivoted thereto. The mounting head has a socket with a longitudinal axis and a chamber separated by a common wall. A retainer is affixed in said chamber for latching the wiper arm to a drum head on a drive shaft. The retainer has a body portion and a latch portion with the body portion attached to the common wall for resiliently holding the body portion against the common wall. The latch portion has a rounded hook shaped member with the rounded portion of the hook shaped member overhanging a portion of the socket. A tab is struck from the rounded hook shaped portion and lies transverse to the body portion and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the socket in overhanging relationship with the drum head seated in the socket.