US 11,780,408 B2
Windshield wiper connector and assembly
Matthew Graham, West Plam Beach, FL (US); Will Young, Deerfield Beach, FL (US); and Hiroshi Kawashima, Sunrise, FL (US)
Assigned to PYLON MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, Deerfield Beach, FL (US)
Filed by Pylon Manufacturing Corporation, Deerfield Beach, FL (US)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/850,861.
Application 17/850,861 is a division of application No. 16/049,540, filed on Jul. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,370,394.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/671,539, filed on May 15, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/651,435, filed on Apr. 2, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/646,498, filed on Mar. 22, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/625,335, filed on Feb. 1, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/587,111, filed on Nov. 16, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/538,368, filed on Jul. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0402461 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B60S 1/40 (2006.01); F16B 5/12 (2006.01); B60S 1/38 (2006.01); F16B 45/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/04 (2006.01); F16B 21/02 (2006.01); F16B 2/22 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/4009 (2013.01) [B60S 1/3801 (2013.01); B60S 1/4003 (2013.01); F16B 5/123 (2013.01); F16B 45/00 (2013.01); B60S 1/0491 (2013.01); B60S 2001/3815 (2013.01); B60S 2001/4022 (2013.01); B60S 2001/4035 (2013.01); B60S 2001/4054 (2013.01); B60S 2001/4058 (2013.01); F16B 2/22 (2013.01); F16B 5/121 (2013.01); F16B 5/126 (2013.01); F16B 5/128 (2013.01); F16B 21/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wiper blade connector assembly for connecting a wiper blade support structure with a wiper arm, the wiper blade connector assembly comprising:
a wiper blade connector having a first portion, a second portion longitudinally opposed to the first portion, and a center portion defined between the first and second portions, the wiper blade connector including
a pair of side walls extending along at least some of the first, second, and center portions, each side wall having a top surface and a bottom surface,
a connector channel defined between the pair of side walls on the second portion of the wiper blade connector, the connector channel dimensioned to accommodate at least a portion of the wiper arm,
a rivet cutout provided proximate the bottom surface dimensioned to accommodate a rivet on the wiper blade support structure, and
a shelf provided on the second portion of the wiper blade connector, the shelf including a center section aligned with the connector channel and a wing provided proximate to one of the side walls; and
a wiper blade connector cover having a first portion and a second portion longitudinally opposed to the first portion, the first portion of the wiper blade connector cover pivotable with respect to the first portion of the wiper blade connector, and the second portion of the wiper blade connector cover includes a connector cover tab engageable with the wing to secure the wiper blade connector cover in a closed position, wherein the wiper blade connector cover further includes a button cantilevered to a top surface of the wiper blade connector cover, and a distal edge of the button projects upward from the top surface of the wiper blade connector cover and includes a chamfered surface.