Posted by Owen Aaland on September 09, 2011 at 14:22:05 from (216.47.32.147):
In Reply to: JaNicholson... posted by Pat-CT on September 08, 2011 at 20:12:48:
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If they are IH pistons they are probably Firecrators. If they are not IH they are step head pistons but not Firecrators. Firecrators were made originally by Zolner and had a Z cast into the bottom of the wrist pin boss. The vendor may have changed with later production.
It is much like Kleenex is a facial tissue but not all facial tissues are Kleenex. A Cresent wrench is an adjustable end wrench but not all adjustable end wrenches are Cresent wrenches. Losing a trade name can be a real problem for companies with popular products. The escalator is good example of what can happen. In 1900 Otis Elevator Company filed for a trademark of the inclined elevator, ESCALATOR. In 1950 the courts ruled that Otis had not done enough to protect the trademark and it was deemed to now be a generic term.
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