Impact safety arrangement for windscreen wiper system

An impact safety arrangement (1) for a windscreen wiper system, comprising a pivot (20) having its otherwise free end attachable to one end of a windscreen wiper arm, and complementary latching means including a first latching member (2) associated with the windscreen wiper arm pivot (20) or a component, such as a pivot shaft or pivot housing (20), associated therewith, and a second latching member (3) which, when engaged with the first latching member (2), retains the pivot (20) in its operative position and which is disengeagable from the first latching member (2) when the pivot (20) is subjected to a generally axial impacting force, to allow the pivot (20) to move from its operative position.