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US 6,470,526 B2Granted
Wheel cleaning device
AssigneeThe Valvoline Company, a division of Ashland, Inc.
InventorCharles Fredrick Large
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Abstract
A wheel cleaning device formed with an elongated handle and projecting stem. A resilient pad on such stem formed with segments stepped down in transverse cross section toward the distal end of such stem.
Claims24
A wheel cleaning device comprising:
- an elongated handle having an elongated cruciform in cross section stem projecting from one end thereof to terminate in a distal end;
- and
- an elongated contoured foam pad telescoped over said stem and including a plurality of stacked foam rings progressively increasing in diameter from said distal end toward said handle whereby a user may grasp said handle and insert said stem into an opening in a wheel to the extent where the diameter of one of said rings complements the cross section of said opening.
A wheel cleaning device comprising:
- an elongated handle having an elongated cruciform in cross-section stem projecting from one end thereof to terminate in a distal end;
- an elongated contoured foam pad telescoped over said stem and including a plurality of stacked foam rings progressively increasing in diameter from said distal end toward said handle whereby a user may grasp said handle and insert said stem into an opening in a wheel to the extent where the diameter of one of said rings complements the cross section of said opening;
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- said stem being configured with four equally spaced ribs having free edges which taper distally and inwardly toward one another from said handle.
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A wheel cleaning device comprising:
- an elongated contoured cleaning pad configured with a relatively large cross sectional proximal portion and being formed with reduce in transverse cross section segments toward the distal end thereof for being progressively received in holes formed in a wheel to be cleaned;
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- an elongated skeleton including an elongated handle having a cruciform in cross section stem projecting from the distal end thereof and penetrated longitudinally into said pad from a proximate end of said pad that defines the beginning of its proximal portion for supporting said pad for cleaning of said wheel.
A wheel cleaning device comprising:
- an elongated contoured cleaning pad configured with a relatively large cross sectional proximal portion and being formed with reduced in transverse cross section segments toward the distal end thereof for being progressively received in holes formed in a wheel to be cleaned;
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- an elongated skeleton including an elongated handle having a cruciform in cross section stem projecting from the distal end thereof and penetrated longitudinally into said pad from the a proximate end of said pad for supporting said pad for cleaning of said holes in said wheel.
A wheel cleaning device comprising:
- an elongated handle formed at one end with an elongated stem projecting therefrom;
- and
- a plurality of elongated cylindrically shaped stacked foam rings formed with radially outwardly projecting longitudinally extending ribs cooperating to form elongated distal crowns disposed on the circumference of a circle to selectively be engaged with the perimeter of openings in a wheel to flex and cooperate togther in accommodating the contour of such openings;
- said rings being configured with said ribs cooperating to form longitudinal grooves and adjacent rings are rotated relative to one another such that the ribs of immediately adjacent rings register longitudinally with the grooves of the preceding ring.
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A wheel cleaning device comprising:
- an elongated handle formed at one end with a longitudinally projecting stem;
- and
- at least four cylindrically shaped elongated foam pad rings mounted on said stem and configured with a proximal ring having a maximum diameter of substantially 2-½ inches with the diameters of each ring progressing distally having diameters of substantially 2-¼, 2 and 1-¾ inches.
A wheel cleaning device comprising:
- an elongated handle formed at one end with an elongated cruciform in cross section stem projecting therefrom;
- and
- a plurality of elongated cylindrically shaped stacked foam rings formed with radially outwardly projecting longitudinally extending ribs cooperating to form elongated distal crowns disposed on the circumference of a circle to selectively be engaged with the perimeter of openings in a wheel to flex and cooperate together in accommodating the contour of such openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.