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Trico, then known as Tri-Continental Corporation, invented the windshield wiper blade in 1917. [2] Its original Trico Plant No. 1 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3] Trico is today one of the leading manufacturers of windshield wiping systems, windshield wiper blades and refills globally, with wiper plants on five continents.
The lever arms have different lengths, so the stop position at the reverse point is different. Simple parallelogram linkages on a boat windscreen This 1974 Mercedes-Benz 220D uses oppositely-pivoted wiper blades. (Fig. 2) Pantograph windscreen wipers (Fig. 6) used on Mercedes-Benz O 405 NH Triple windshield wipers (Fig.7) used on a DAF XF truck
The Trico Plant No. 1 was the first factory built by Trico, which went on to become a major manufacturer of windshield wipers.The company was founded by John R. Oishei, who in 1917 was the manager of the Teck Theater in Buffalo, when while driving in a heavy rain he struck a bicyclist with his car. [8]
It was basket-hilted (often with an imbedded quillon for an upper guard) and its blade was double edged. A surviving blade measures 93.2 cm (36.7 in) × 3.4 cm (1.3 in) × 0.45 cm (0.18 in) and bears two fullers or grooves running about 1/4 the length of the blade. Weighing in at around 1.1 kg (2.4 lb), this blade was useful for both cut and ...
Tricon Garage, formerly known as David Gilliland Racing, DGR-Crosley, and Team DGR, [1] is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR Cup Series. [2]