Abstract: A connector system for connecting a wiper blade and multiple types of wiper arms, the connector system including connector having a base for attachment to a wiper blade. The connector further includes a receiving element attached to the base, the receiving element having a structure to receive and be connected to at least six different wiper arms. The connector system includes a cover attached to the receiving element, the cover including a top wall, a first side attached to the top wall and extending toward the base and a second side parallel to the first side, attached to the top wall and extending toward the base, wherein the second side has a height larger than a height of the first side.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 10, 2015
Publication date:
September 17, 2015
Applicant:
llIinois Tool Works Inc.
Inventors:
Mark O. Lepper, Kenneth H. Teal, Liliana Minevski, James C. Fournier