A windscreen wiper device

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 (2) includes opposing longitudinal grooves (3) on its longitudinal sides, in which grooves (3) 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 arm (8), wherein said oscillating arm (8) is pivotally connected to said connecting device (7) about a pivot axis near one end, with the interposition of a joint part (12), wherein said joint part (12) comprises at least one resilient tongue (13) engaging in a correspondingly shaped hole (14) provided in said oscillating arm (8), and wherein said resilient tongue (13) is rotatable along an hinge axis between an outward position retaining the wiper blade (2) onto the ocillating arm (8) and an inward position releasing the wiper blade (2) from the oscillating arm (8), characterized in that said resilient tongue (13) is forced in the outward position under the influence of a moment in case a force is exerted on the wiper blade (2) in a direction away from the oscillating arm (8).