Windscreen wiper device

DRIVE August 31, 2005
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A windscreen wiper device (1) comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade (2) of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped, which wiper blade includes opposing longitudinal grooves (3) on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves spaced-apart longitudinal strips (4) of the carrier element are disposed, wherein neighbouring ends (5) of said longitudinal strips (4) are interconnected by a respective connecting piece (6), which windscreen wiper device (1) comprises a connecting device (7) for an oscillating wiper arm (8), wherein said oscillating arm (8) is pivotally connected to said connecting device (7) about a pivot axis near one end, with the special feature that said connecting device (7) comprises engaging members (9), which engage around longitudinal sides of said longitudinal strips (4) that face away from each other, so that said strips (4) are mounted in grooves formed by said engaging members (9), wherein each engaging member (9) comprises at least one protrusion (13) made integral therewith clamped in a hole (14) in a corresponding longitudinal strip (4).

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