Windshield wiper bayonet clip with double latch
US4094039A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60S1/4087
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connector clip for use in connecting a bayonet type windshield wiper arm to the superstructure of a windshield wiper assembly has a main body which includes means for connecting the clip body to the windshield wiper superstructure and a sleeve which is adapted to operatively engage and retain the windshield wiper bayonet arm. This sleeve has a top wall and an axially extended recess formed therein below the top wall for receiving the bayonet arm in a close fit. A spring mounting wall is included in the clip body adjacent the recess and has a slot formed therein in which a leaf spring element is mounted. The spring is located along the recess below the inserted bayonet arm and has a tab formed thereon for engagement in a recess on the lower side of the bayonet arm to form a double latch. The spring also includes means for cooperating with the spring mounting wall to prevent removal of the spring from the clip body.
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