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A windscreen wiper (Commonwealth English) or windshield wiper (American English) is a device used to remove rain, snow, ice, washer fluid, water, or other debris from a vehicle's front window. Almost all motor vehicles , including cars , trucks , buses , train locomotives , and watercraft with a cabin —and some aircraft —are equipped with ...
Inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper Robert William Kearns (March 10, 1927 – February 9, 2005) was an American mechanical engineer, educator and inventor who invented the most common intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most automobiles from 1969 to the present.
Anderson’s simple mechanism and basic design have remained much the same, but unlike today’s windscreen wipers, Anderson’s could be removed when not needed. [9] [8] She then applied for, and in 1903 was granted, a 17-year patent for a windshield wiper. The patent application was filed on June 18, 1903.
Trouser Press wrote that "The Circle‘s scorching opener, 'I Want a Way', and its tumultuous title track are red herrings for Wipers' business as usual." [6] The Boston Globe determined that Greg Sage is "less the master of that massive tension/release valve, and more the prisoner of straight-out, churning, semi-preachy post-punk."
Over the Edge is the third studio album by American punk rock band Wipers, released in 1983.. Originally released on Brain Eater Records and Greg Sage's label, Trap, in 1983, it was later reissued by Restless Records, [7] and then reissued and remastered on Sage's Zeno Records as part of the Wipers Box Set.
Wipers was a punk rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Greg Sage, along with drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. The group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion were hailed as extremely influential by numerous critics and musicians.
First year of catalytic converter and single-exhaust, black (painted) bumper pads front and rear, redesigned inner-bumper systems, one-piece rear bumper cover, plastic front grills (all-black), amber parking lamp lenses (replaced the clear lenses on 1973–1974), and new emblems. This was the last year of C3 convertible.
He adjusts his rearview mirror and shaves. Lumpy sees ducks crossing the road and swerves to avoid them, accidentally cutting himself in the neck. As a result, blood covers the windshield. Lumpy turns on the windshield wipers, unaware that the blood is on the inside. The car hits a bump on the road and loses its rear wheel, slowing down to a stop.