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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2014
Trico Products Corporation, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mitica Polocoser, Wayne, MI (US);
Kyle Moll, Oxford, MI (US);
Trico Products Corporation, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an adapter for use in releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm having an attachment member including a track extending to a terminal edge and defined by a base and walls depending therefrom and having fins that extend from the walls. The wiper adapter includes a body having first and second ends, a pair of opposing sidewalls extending longitudinally therebetween and having an inside and outside surface each, a strap connecting the sidewalls for engaging the base of the wiper arm, at least one resilient locking tab disposed adjacent to the second end and extending from at least one of the inside surfaces of the sidewalls for engaging at least one of the fins of the wiper arm, and a stop disposed between the sidewalls adjacent to the first end for abutting the terminal edge of the wiper arm.