ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,747, issued on April 22, was assigned to Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage (La Verriere, France).
"Connector for a wiper blade" was invented by Vincent Gaucher (La Verriere, France), Guillaume Mouleyre (La Verriere, France) and Stephane Houssat (La Verriere, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector for a wiper blade, comprising at least a main body and a rotating cap, comprising at least one cover wall, a reinforcing wall, a hinge and an attachment device for rigidly connecting the rotating cap relative to an end wall of the main body, the hinge being arranged at one of the longitudinal ends of the cover wall and ensuring a rotation ...