US 2002/0162245 A1Published application

Car wash blower retract system

AssigneeProto-Vest, Inc.

InventorsTimothy Patrick McElroy, Christopher Patrick McElroy, Lucian G. McElroy

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Abstract

A plurality of pairs of telescoping tubes (20) and (22) interconnect a support plenum (12) and a nozzle system (14) for delivering air from the plenum (12) to the nozzle system (14) while allowing the nozzle system (14) to move in an adjustment direction toward and away from the plenum (12). The nozzle system (14) is elongated and includes a fixed shell (24) and a movable shell (26) movably supported by the fixed shell (24). The assembly (10) is characterized by actuators (42) for moving the nozzle system (14) between the various vertical-operating positions and a motor (46) for rotating the nozzle (16). The nozzle system (14) may be moved up and down to accommodate the changing longitudinal configuration of the vehicle (18) and the nozzle (16) may be rotated about the nozzle axis to efficiently direct air against the contour of the vehicle (18).

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Dependent claims

An assembly for blowing liquids from a vehicle comprising;

a support plenum (12) for distributing air,
a nozzle system (14) including a nozzle (16) for directing air toward the top of a vehicle,
an air delivery conduit interconnecting said plenum (12) and said nozzle system (14) for delivering air from said plenum (12) to said nozzle system (14) while allowing said nozzle system (14) to move in an adjustment direction toward and away from said plenum (12) between various vertical operating positions,
said assembly characterized by a mechanism for moving said nozzle system (14) between said various operating positions and for rotating said nozzle (16) about a nozzle axis extending transversely to said adjustment direction whereby said nozzle system (14) may be moved up and down to accommodate the changing longitudinal configuration of a vehicle (18) and said nozzle (16) may be rotated about said nozzle axis to efficiently direct air against the contour of the vehicle (18).

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