Washing apparatus

Claim 1

A washing apparatus comprising: a fluid delivery assembly adapted to be positioned adjacent the object to be washed, the fluid delivery assembly including at least a first, generally horizontal stretch of pipe and a second stretch of pipe extending downwardly from said first stretch; a plurality of nozzles shiftably carried by the assembly, said nozzles being arranged in pairs along said stretches, certain pairs of said nozzles having a greater fluid delivery capacity than other pairs of said nozzles, the nozzles of greater delivery capacity being on the second, downwardly extending stretch of pipe, each of said nozzles of greater delivery capacity including an inlet opening in communication with said second stretch of pipe, an arcuate body having a central passage in communication with said opening and a plurality of spaced-apart fluid delivery tubes in communication with said central passage; and mechanism for shifting the nozzles in an oscillating path, said mechanism including a single prime mover for the fluid delivery assembly and linkage coupling said single prime mover with each pair of nozzles for shifting the nozzles in said oscillating path upon actuation of the prime mover.