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US 2007/0175498 A1Published application
Method of washing wheels of a vehicle and apparatus therefor
AssigneeD & S Car Wash Systems
InventorJim Smith
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Abstract
A method of washing a vehicle and apparatus therefore is disclosed. In one aspect, a wheel washing apparatus is pivotable about a vertical axis. In another aspect, wheels of the vehicle are applied a selective treatment, different from a side of the vehicle.
Claims21
A method of washing a vehicle, said method comprising
- providing a spray apparatus including an elongate spray bar comprising a plurality of nozzles for directing liquid toward the vehicle, the spray bar being rotatable about a generally horizontal rotational axis,
- disposing the spray bar of the spray apparatus adjacent a wheel of the vehicle such that the spray apparatus is in a first position,
- rotating the spray bar about its rotational axis,
- pivoting the spray apparatus about a generally vertical pivotal axis in a first direction from the first position to a second position,
- directing fluid out of the nozzles towards the wheel of the vehicle.
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A wheel washing apparatus for washing wheels of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising
- a spray device including an elongate spray bar having nozzles disposed along its length bar for directing streams of fluid from the bar and a rotational device for rotating the spray bar about a generally horizontal rotational axis, and
- a pivoting device for pivoting the spray device about a generally vertical pivotal axis in a first direction between a first position and a second position.
A method of washing wheels of a vehicle, comprising
- advancing the spray bar along the length of the vehicle,
- applying a treatment of a first type to a side of the vehicle as the spray bar advances along the length of the vehicle,
- temporarily stopping the advancement of the spray bar along the length of the vehicle at a first wheel,
- applying a treatment of a second, different type to the wheel of the vehicle using the same spray bar when the advancement of the spray bar has been stopped,
- continuing advancement of the spray bar along the length of the vehicle after application of the treatment to the wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.