Talk:Windscreen wiper

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I don't know what to say about this article. Some guy called Robert Kearns claim he invented wipers but never compensated. [1] The interesting part is it looks like Ford acknowledged it by paying him something See "Kearns had gInsert non-formatted text hereained some vindication in the form of $30 million in settlements from Ford and Chrysler, but he never got what he had sought from the beginning."

The whole issue of the inventor looks highly open to debate. Solid citations for Anderson, Hofmann and Mills Munitions? The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography mentions even more possibilities: a Gladstone Adams of Newcastle upon Tyne (a 1911 patent he said had been stolen by someone else called Capstaff, who patented it in the USA); Prince Henry of Prussia (for his Benz car in 1911); and a reference to the existence of hand-operated wipers in France in 1907. RayGirvan 19:54, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

A better picture is reccomended 69.244.157.99 22:39, 25 February 2007 (UTC) What makes some windshield wipers better than others? I find it hard to believe that you have to buy a $50K car to get a decent set of windshield wipers. What can people with average cars do to ensure they have the best possible wipers? 69.244.157.99 22:39, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] nozzle

Is there a specified term for the nozzles that spray cleaning fluid? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 208.186.134.103 (talk) 01:28, 27 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Rotary "wiper"?

I have a picture of a rotary "wiper" on a ship's bridge[2]. Does that belong here or is there a name for those? 72.74.204.205 16:39, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rear wiper?

The article mentions that rear wipers are found on square-backed vehicles; why are they not found on sedans? Is the airflow better? It seems like the rear window of a sedan, which faces up, would gather more water. 72.74.204.205 17:01, 6 September 2007 (UTC)