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US 6,640,820 B2Granted
Self-service coin-operated manual car wash station with integrated exit air drying apparatus
OwnerRussell L. Caldwell, Charles L. Caldwellinventors
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Abstract
A self-service car wash provided with coin-operated time-controlled wash and rinse spray capability includes an integrated exit air drying apparatus controlled by the coin-operated controller.
Claims11
A coin-operated manual car washing station comprising:
- a car wash bay having opposing side walls and a ceiling, and having an entrance and exit sized for driving a vehicle therethrough;
- a liquid supply and associated manually operable spray nozzle connected thereto for at least one of, pre-soaking the vehicle in the bay, washing the vehicle in the bay, and rinsing the vehicle in the bay after washing;
- an air supply and associated dryers positioned for driving the vehicle therethrough and adapted to direct drying air flow inwardly for drying the vehicle with the air flow therefrom as the vehicle exits the bay;
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- a coin-operated timing control box operative to initiate and end the availability of both the flow from the liquid supply and the air supply in a mutually exclusive manner and in response to selection from the user.
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A coin-operated manual car washing station comprising:
- a permanent car wash bay having opposing side walls and a ceiling, and an entrance and exit sized for driving a vehicle therethrough;
- an equipment room adjacent the bay;
- a liquid supply located in the equipment room adapted to supply at least one of clean water and soapy water, and an associated spray nozzle located in the bay to enable at least one of pre-soaking the vehicle in the bay prior to washing, washing the vehicle in the bay, and rinsing the vehicle in the bay after washing;
- an air supply and associated dryers positioned for driving the vehicle therethrough and adapted to direct drying air flow inwardly for drying the vehicle with the air flow therefrom as the vehicle exits the bay;
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- a coin-operated timing control box operative to initiate and end the availability of both the flow from the liquid supply and the air supply in a mutually exclusive manner and in response to selection from the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.