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US 2025/0136062 A1Published application
Vacuum for Commercial Car Wash Facilities
AssigneeABC Manufacturing, LLC dba ABC Wash Systems
InventorIsmael Mosa-Basha
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Abstract
A vacuum/separator for a commercial car wash facility comprising a vacuum assembly and a movable collector assembly, wherein the vacuum assembly comprises at least one vacuum source and further wherein the movable collector assembly comprises a bucket; one or more mounting/bearing brackets attached to the vacuum assembly and including a vertical channel and a horizontal channel; a handle/roller assembly movably attached to the one or more mounting/bearing brackets and including a vertical roller and a horizontal roller and a bucket rotational assembly.
Claims20
1:
- A vacuum/separator for a commercial car wash facility comprising:
- a vacuum assembly including at least one vacuum source;
- and
- a movable collector assembly comprising:
- a bucket;
- one or more mounting/bearing brackets attached to the vacuum assembly and including a vertical channel and a horizontal channel;
- a handle/roller assembly movably attached to the one or more mounting/bearing brackets and including a vertical roller and a horizontal roller.
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2:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 1, wherein the vertical roller and the horizontal roller are each disposed in and move within the vertical channel and the horizontal channel respectfully to and from a closed position and an open position.
3:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 1, wherein the bucket includes a bucket rotational assembly.
4:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 3, wherein the bucket rotational assembly includes a flange bearing.
5:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 3, wherein the bucket rotational assembly and the horizontal roller rotate about a pin.
6:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 1, wherein the horizontal and vertical rollers are located at a first axis in the closed position and a second, different axis in the open position.
7:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 1, wherein the vacuum assembly includes an upper compartment and a lower compartment.
8:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 7, wherein dust and small particulate dirt and debris are collected into the upper compartment.
9:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 7, wherein large and/or heavy debris moves through the lower compartment and into the bucket.
10:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 7, wherein the vacuum source originates from a suction device in the upper compartment.
11:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 7, wherein a hose fitting is located on the lower compartment.
12:
- A vacuum/separator for a commercial car wash facility comprising:
- a vacuum assembly including at least one vacuum source;
- and
- a movable collector assembly comprising:
- a bucket;
- one or more mounting/bearing brackets attached to the vacuum assembly and including a vertical channel and a horizontal channel;
- and
- a handle/roller assembly movably attached to the one or more mounting/bearing brackets and including a vertical roller and a horizontal roller;
- wherein the vertical roller and the horizontal roller are each disposed in and move within the vertical channel and the horizontal channel respectfully to and from a closed position and an open position.
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13:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 12, wherein the horizontal and vertical rollers are located at a first axis in the closed position and a second, different axis in the open position.
14:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 13, wherein the vacuum assembly includes an upper compartment and a lower compartment.
15:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 14, wherein dust and small particulate dirt and debris are collected into the upper compartment.
16:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 14, wherein large and/or heavy debris moves through the lower compartment and into the bucket.
17:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 14, wherein the vacuum source originates from a suction device in the upper compartment.
18:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 14, wherein a hose fitting is located on the lower compartment.
19:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 14, wherein the top compartment includes one or more mounting brackets for connecting the vacuum/separator to a car wash assembly.
20:
- The vacuum/separator of claim 12, wherein the vertical roller includes a flange bearing for receiving an attachment bolt.