	US 7,584,520 B2
	Windshield wiper arm and adaptor assembly
Saied Hussaini, Miami, Fla. (US); and Marc Iacovelli, Miami, Fla. (US)
Assigned to Rally Manufacturing, Inc., Miami, Fla. (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/183,904.
Prior Publication US 2007/0017054 A1, Jan. 25, 2007
Int. Cl. B60S 1/40 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 15—250.32

11 Claims

1. A combination of a hook-shaped wiper arm and a windshield wiper adaptor for connecting a wiper blade unit to said hook-shaped wiper arm, said wiper blade unit comprising a wiper blade and a frame assembly supporting the wiper blade, said adaptor comprising:

a pair of spaced apart opposing sidewalls each having an inner and outer surface;

a main cross member formed between and connecting said pair of sidewalls and having an upper portion, a lower portion, a rear portion and a cantilevered release tab extending from said rear portion, said main cross member having a retaining means for selectively retaining said hook-shaped wiper arm and having at least one slot disposed in said lower portion of said cross member for connecting said adaptor to said wiper blade unit;

each of said sidewalls having a wing portion extending forwardly from said main cross member;

a second cross member formed between and connecting said pair of sidewalls separate and spaced from said main cross member, said second cross member defining a guide bar having a lower surface and an apex provided opposite said lower surface, said second cross member spaced from said main cross member so that a distance between said apex of said guide bar and said cantilevered release tab of said main cross member being smaller than a thickness of said hook-shaped wiper arm; and

at least two pairs of retention tabs formed on said wing portions, where a portion of one of said retention tabs defines a flat surface facing said main cross member;

said sidewalls being raised above said upper portion of said main cross member to a height such that said hook-shaped wiper arm does not extend above said sidewalls in the direction away from said at least one slot.