Linear conveyor for vehicles while traversing a vehicle washing system
OwnerG. Thomas Ennisinventor
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Abstract
Described is a linear conveyor for advancing vehicles through a vehicle washing system. The linear conveyor includes a pair of reciprocating platforms having a plurality of counterweighted and pivotally connected pawls. The pawls are biased such that they are angled upwards and in a forward direction at rest. Alternating motion of the reciprocating platforms causes a vehicle to move forward along the linear conveyor by pressing the pawl into the rear of the tire in a forward motion, while a rearward moving reciprocating platform slides underneath the tires of the vehicle on an opposite side of the vehicle.
Claims16
A linear conveyor for advancing vehicles through a vehicle washing system, comprising:
- at least two reciprocating platforms, each platform having a plurality of counterweighted and pivotally connected pawls, whereby alternating motion of the reciprocating platforms is delivered from a first platform of the at least two platforms to a second platform that causes a vehicle to move forward along the linear conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.