Car washing apparatus

Abstract

Abstract A CAR WASHING APPARATUS FOR WASHING A CAR AS IT PASSES ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH, SUCH APPARATUS COMPRISING AN OVERHEAD ARM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT ONE SIDE OF THE PATH AND NORMALLY EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THEREOVER. THE ARM FORMS A TRACK WHICH MOUNTS A CARRIAGE THAT SUSPENDS A ROTARY VERTICAL BRUSH. MEANS IS PROVIDED FO BIASING THE ARM TO ITS NORMAL POSITION PROJECTING TRANSVERSELY OF THE PATH AND CONTROL MEANS IS PROVIDED TO PIVOT SAID ARM FROM ITS NEUTRAL POSITION TO A REARWARD POSITION. THE CARRIAGE IS BIASED TO A NORMAL POSITION DISPOSING SAID BRUSH CENTRALLY IN THE PATH. THUS, AN AUTOMOBILE MOVING FORWARDLY ALONG THE PATH WILL CONTACT THE BRUSH AND SWING THE ARM FORWARDLY AND URGE THE BRUSH OUTWARDLY ALONG THE TRACK TO THE FRONT CORNER OF THE AUTOMOBILE. THE BIAS MEANS WILL THEN SWING THE ARM REARWARDLY MOVING THE BRUSH ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CAR TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHERE THE CONTROL MEANS WILL EFFECT FURTHER REARWARD MOVEMENT THEREOF TO THE REAR CORNER OF THE CAR AND THEN THE ARM WILL COMMENCE FORWARD MOVEMENT AND THE BRUSH WILL MOVE INWARDLY ALONG THE REAR OF THE CAR TO ITS CENTRAL POSITION WHILE THE ARM MOVES FORWARDLY TO ITS NEUTRAL POSITION.

Inventors

• 👤 Henry J Lanfrankie

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