WINDSCREEN WIPER DEVICE

A connecting device for interconnecting a windscreen wiper device of the flat blade type and an oscillating arm pivotally connectable to the connecting device about a pivot axis near one end thereof. The windscreen wiper device comprises an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a windscreen to be wiped. The wiper blade includes at least one groove, in which a longitudinal strip of the carrier element is disposed. The connecting device comprises a first part arranged to be connected to the windscreen wiper device, as well as a second part arranged to be interposed between the first part and the oscillating arm. The second part is arranged to be pivotally connected to the first part optionally around a first pivot axis or around a second pivot axis.