US3263341A
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Car wash system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-02-28
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Granted: 1966-08-02
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Expires: 1984-02-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Russell B Allen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:54
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60S; B60S3/00; B60S3/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S15/00; Y10S15/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
IN A CAR WASH SYSTEM WHEREIN A CAR IS MOVED IN A PREDETERMINED PATH, A DRYING APPARATUS COMPRISING A BLOWER, AN AIR DISTRIBUTOR TO WHICH SAID BLOWER DIRECTS AIR, AND A PLURALITY OF DRYING HEADS HAVING LOW FRICTION CONTACT SURFACES FOR ENGAGING THE SURFACES OF THE CAR, EACH SAID HEAD HAVING AN AIR OUTLET FOR DIRECTING AIR UNDER PRESSURE REARWARDLY OF THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE CAR WHEREBY WHEN SAID HEAD IS BROUGHT INTO POSITION ADJACENT TO THE CAR BY MOVEMENT OF THE CAR TOWARD SAID HEAD, THE MOVEMENT OF THE AIR REARWARDLY OF THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE CAR CAUSES A DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WHICH PUSHES THE HEAD AGAINST THE SURFACE OF THE CAR, AND MEANS FOR FLEXIBLY CONNECTING EACH SAID HEAD TO SAID AIR DISTRIBUTOR.
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