Background Harvey Industries, a Wisconsin company, specializes in the assembly of high–
pressure washer systems and in the sale of repair parts for these systems. The products range
from small portable high-pressure washers to large industrial installations for snow removal
from vehicles stored outdoors during the winter months. Typical uses for high-pressure water
cleaning include:
Automobiles
Airplanes
Building maintenance
Barns Engines
Ice cream plants
Lift trucks Machinery
Swimming pools
Industrial customers include General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Delta Airlines, United Parcel
Service, and Shell Oil Company.
Although the industrial applications are a significant part of its sales, Harvey Industries is
primarily an assembler of equipment for coin operated self-service car wash systems. The
typical car wash is of concrete block construction with an equipment room in the center,
flanked on either side by a number of bays. The cars are driven into the bays where the owner
can wash and wax the car, utilizing high-pressure hot water and liquid wax. A dollar bill
changer is available to provide change for the use of the equipment and the purchase of
