The idea of a windshield washer fluid dispenser was formed in the spring of 2001.  Loyde and Cyndi Wheeler, owners of a machine shop in Spokane, WA named Wheeler Industries, Inc., were making their daily 50 mile trip into work.  The highway they were traveling was still wet from a morning thunderstorm, and had made the trip a little dicey to say the least.  They also had the unfortunate pleasure of following a semi-truck which produced an enormous amount of spray from its back tires. 

Needless to say they were using a more than normal amount of washer fluid to keep their vision clean.  Halfway through their trip, the last small drop of washer fluid made its way onto the surface of their windshield and quickly they found themselves in a rather precarious situation.  They had 20 miles to travel and now had no good way to keep their windshield clean from road grime.  They slowed down and periodically stopped to wipe the dirt off the glass with a rag and continued on until they found a service station where they purchased a jug of washer fluid.  As the trip resumed with a full washer fluid reservoir and a clean windshield, Loyde and Cyndi began to reflect on their recent predicament.  They spoke of the inability to see out the window of their truck, the inconvenience of going into the gas station to purchase the jug of washer fluid, the spilling of the fluid into their engine compartment, and the half full jug still rolling around in the bed which they didn’t need.  There had to be a better way.

As they arrived at work and entered the office, Cyndi uttered something that would violently shove our perception of buying washer fluid into an entirely different direction.  She said, “You’d think in this day and age, someone would have invented a washer fluid dispenser that would sit beside the gas pumps so you could fill your washer fluid while you’re filling your gas tank.”

With that statement, the idea was born and over the next couple of years, several prototypes were constructed, a patent application was filed, an original design was tested extensively in the marketplace, and Whirlwind Concepts, Inc. was born.  Then on June 28, 2005 the original patent was awarded to Loyde Wheeler, Cyndi Wheeler, and their son David Wheeler.

In the time since the testing, Whirlwind Concepts, Inc. found several new components and ideas that have been added to the concept of the washer fluid dispenser.  Methods of using the machine have been improved, an easier payment system has been implemented and a slimmer more compact design is in place.  With these new patent pending advances, Whirlwind Concepts, Inc. unveils Spenser the washer fluid dispenser.