Abstract: A two part pivot connection is provided between the articulated members of an assembly, such as between two relatively movable members of a windshield wiper blade. One part of the connection is mounted on one member with the second part of the connection being mounted on the second member. One of the parts has projecting circular bosses or cylinders which mate with openings or recesses in the other part such that the two members are relatively movable in a plane transverse to the common axes of the cylinders and of the openings.

Abstract: In a wiper blade assembly, a spacer is provided for rotatably connecting two yokes of a wiper blade. The spacer has substantially the form of an inverted U provided with first members securing the spacer rigidly to a first yoke and provided with second members rotatably securing the spacer to a second yoke. The first members are rigidly secured to the web of the inverted U with the second members rigidly secured to the two flanges of said inverted U.

Abstract: A pivot connection is provided between two yokes of a wiper blade or between a wiper arm and one yoke of a wiper blade wherein the cross-section of a first metallic yoke has substantially the form of an inverted U and has at least one transverse pivot pin formed from a tongue cut in the web of said first yoke. A second yoke has an attaching element capable of cooperating with the transverse pivot pin and comprises an open cylindrical seat surrounded, parallel to its longitudinal axis, by one or more hooks capable of maintaining the second yoke rotatably attached to the pivot pin of the first yoke. The attaching element may be integrally formed with, snap-fitted on or moulded to the second yoke.

Abstract: In a connector (14,15) for connecting a wiper arm to a wiper blade, a pair of spaced apart attaching means (16,17) are provided for alternately attaching the connector to the wiper blade. Appropriately dimensioned slots (22a,22b) and surfaces (31,32,33,34,35,36,37,40,41) are provided on the connector to cooperate with bayonet-type arm ends (3a,3b) and hook-type arms ends (1a,1b, 2a,2b) for securing the appropriate arm end to the connector. One connector (14,15) is capable of accommodating at least six different arm ends.

Abstract: A connecting device for attaching a windshield wiper blade to at least two different types of wiper arms is provided. The connecting device seats on a cross pin of the wiper blade and has a unique opening therein for receiving one of several different style pivot pins. Each pivot pin may be inserted on either side of the connecting device and has a projecting portion for attaching an appropriate wiper arm thereto. Each pivot pin has a unique end portion for attaching the pin in the unique opening in the connecting device.

Abstract: A connector or adaptor is provided for connecting a windshield wiper arm (1) to a superstructure (5) of a windshield wiper blade. The arm end has aligned bores (2) and a spring clip (3) for securing the arm to a pin on a blade. The connector or adaptor is a one or two part member (10, 11, 23, 32, 42) which is secured to a rivet (7) on the blade and has laterally located, sidewardly extending pins (21) for engagement with the arm end or has vertically located, sidewardly extending pins (31, 41) for engagement with the arm end.

Abstract: An adaptor (30, 130, 230, 530, 630) is provided for connecting different style windshield wiper arm ends (20, 120, 220, 220A, 320, 420, 520, 620) to a cross-pin-type wiper blade (25) using the same principle of operation for locking the different style arm ends to the adaptor (30, 130, 230, 530, 630) prior to assembling the adaptor on the blade (25). A latch member (45, 145, 245, 545, 645) carried by a leaf spring (41, 141, 241, 541, 641) engages with and retains any one of several different style arm ends (20, 120, 220, 220A, 320, 420, 520, 620) on the adaptor (30, 130, 230, 530, 630) with another latch member (44, 144, 244, 544, 644) dependent from said leaf spring (41, 141, 241, 541, 641) which cooperates with the cross-pin (26) of the cross-pin-type blade (25) to prevent the latching member (45, 145, 245, 545, 645) from releasing the arm end (20, 120, 220, 220A, 320, 420, 520, 620) when the adaptor (30, 130, 230, 530, 630) is assembled on said cross-pin (26).