James Mark Lytle

US Patent:

D540243, Apr 10, 2007

Filed:

Sep 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

29/249129

Inventors:

Richard A. Herring - Granger IN, US
Scott Allen Koppen - Wanatah IN, US
James Lynn Lytle - Crown Point IN, US

Assignee:

Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc. - Southfield MI

International Classification:

1206

US Classification:

D12220

US Patent:

20080078051, Apr 3, 2008

Filed:

Sep 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/858641

Inventors:

Richard Herring - Granger IN, US
Scott Koppen - Wanatah IN, US
James Lytle - Crownpoint IN, US
Deborah Herring - Granger IN, US

International Classification:

B60S 1/38
B60S 1/40

US Classification:

015250001, 015250310

Abstract:

A central connecting device () for a flat blade style wiper blade assembly () includes a plastic intermediate base () that is fixed, such as by ultrasonic welding, to a pair of flexors () extending the length of the wiper blade assembly (). The intermediate base () includes a recessed deck section () for receiving a metallic housing (). The housing () is heat-staked in position to the intermediate base () to secure the two elements together as an integral unit. A rivet () extends transversely across the sidewalls () of the housing () for adjoining to a universal connector () or other suitable adaptor or by direction connection to the end of a wiper arm.