Patents Assigned to llIinois Tool Works Inc.
  • Publication number: 20150258967
    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