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Automobile windshield washing service unit

US4759470A · kind A · utility

13Cited by
10References
16Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1986
Grant dateJul 26, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 27, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60S3/045
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for use in washing automobile windshields, the device comprising a receptacle including a front wall having first and second openings therein, a first bin for holding and dispensing towels, and second bin for holding water and a windshield washing device. The first bin has an upper end and includes a front panel having a lower end having an opening therein, a back panel spaced apart from the front panel and having a portion opposite the opening slanting toward the lower end of the front panel, and a towel dispenser above the opening for supporting towels in the upper end and for dispensing towels through the opening. The first bin is removably received in the first opening in the front wall of the receptacle such that the opening communicates with the exterior of the receptacle. The second bin has a shape substantially identical to the shape of the first bin and is oriented upside down relative to the first bin, and the second bin is removably received in the second opening in the front wall of the receptacle such that the opening in the second bin communicates with the exterior of the receptacle.

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