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US 8,418,702 B2Granted
Ready mix truck wash
OwnerShadley F. Brandinventor
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Abstract
A ready mix truck wash system includes at least one spray arch fluidly connected to a pump, a motor, and controls. The spray arch has a plurality of pipes and spray nozzles configured to spray pressurized fluid onto a ready mix truck. In one embodiment, the ready mix truck is washed in multiple stages.
Claims10
A truck wash system comprising:
- a first spray arch comprising:
- first and second pipes extending horizontally and in parallel;
- third and fourth pipes extending horizontally and in parallel, the third and fourth pipes being arranged at a positive angle with respect to the first and second pipes;
- brackets extending vertically upwards from the first and second pipes to suspend the first spray arch from one or more I-beams, the brackets being movable along the one or more I-beams during installation of the first spray arch and fixed to the one or more I-beams such that the first spray arch is stationary during use of the truck wash system;
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- a plurality of spray nozzles located along each of the first, second, third, and fourth pipes for directing pressurized fluid at a truck;
- a pump for supplying pressurized fluid to the pipes;
- a motor for driving the pump;
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- controls for starting the motor to initiate the truck wash system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.