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End fitting for a wiper blade

US8769761B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 2, 2008
Grant dateJul 8, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/5753
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides an end fitting (26) for a wiper blade (10) that can be mounted on a longitudinal end (10a) of the blade (10) and that comprises means (54) for locking the end (16a) of the vertebra (16) when in its inserted position in a longitudinal housing (32), these means being designed to engage with a slot (50) made in a longitudinal edge (52) of the end (16a) of the vertebra (16), characterized in that the locking means (54) are produced symmetrically with respect to a vertical longitudinal mid-plane of the longitudinal housing (32).

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