WINDSCREEN WIPER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE
DRIVE
February 25, 2021
The invention relates to a wiper connector assembly () for a vehicle (), comprising a wiper blade connector part () and a wiper arm connector part (), wherein one of the wiper arm connector part and the wiper blade connector part is a male connector () and the other one a female connector () for connecting the wiper blade connector part to the wiper arm connector part, wherein the male connector () has a biased protrusion () extending from an exterior () of the male connector in a radial direction (R) of the male connector and having a visual indicator portion (), said male connector further comprising a user-operable arm () configured to cooperate with the biased protrusion and having a tab portion () reachable by a user from an outside of the male connector; the female connector () defines an interior surface () and comprises a groove () disposed on the interior surface, said groove defining a path () for the biased protrusion of the male connector and having a groove end () comprising a through hole for said biased protrusion; the groove path having at least a first path section () extending substantially in an axial direction (A) and a subsequent second path section () extending from the first path section and substantially in a circumferential direction (C) along said interior surface of said female connector.
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