68/69 Charger headlight vacuum reservoir check valve patent

[terrible one]

I was cleaning up the headlight vacuum canister I got from moparchris   and noticed the patent number on the vacuum check valve. So, I looked it up on Google Patents and found it. It might be just me, but I love finding stuff like this  


http://www.google.com/patents?id=0iZtAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=3194263&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false





A picture of what I'm talking about for those that don't know (credit goes to Shakey )

[Brock Lee]

Look at that! Trico wipers owned it! They supplied the wiper parts for Chargers, maybe they supplied these as well?

[terrible one]

Look at that! Trico wipers owned it! They supplied the wiper parts for Chargers, maybe they supplied these as well?

I think you are right. I did some research and it turns out that Trico did make vacuum cans, and look here, I found one for sale that is listed as a Trico vacuum can and it is the exact same can, just a different bracket: http://www.borthautoparts.com/make/misc/Parts%20UnKnown/ (7th row down, all the way to the right)

And here is another Trico can, looks like the same can body and check valve again, with yet a different bracket and a little different positioning for the valve: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/66-67-68-69-70-Cadillac-Trico-Vacuum-Can-Riviera-Olds-/200638681476?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2eb6ff5184

It's cool to know that these were used on a handful of different makes and models, I'll bet a good option for some would be to get one from a different application and just switch the brackets. But then I remember that some of the cans have the bracket spot welded on, instead of having the tabs that bend over the edges of the can.