Car wash mitter and related method of use
US12233824B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA46B2200/3046
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An overhead vehicle wash mitter apparatus is provided. A mitter curtain can include multiple mitters that sway above a vehicle pathway as a vehicle travels along the pathway. Each mitter can include an upper end and a lower end closer to the vehicle pathway, a sheath defining an interior tube and an exterior surface that engages a vehicle surface, and a pad in the sheath. The pad can press outward on the sheath so that the sheath attains a first thickness, which can be at least ½ inch, at least 1 inch, at least 1½ inch or more, so the sheath is impaired from entering between a wiper and a surface of the vehicle, such as a window. Accordingly, damage to the wiper of the vehicle is prevented when the mitter engages the surface and the wiper. A related method of use is provided.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.