Patent · US Expired

Wheel cleaner

US5261433A · kind A · utility

27Cited by
3References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 10, 1992
Grant dateNov 16, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 10, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60S3/042
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Equipment for cleaning the wheels of a vehicle comprises means over which the vehicle can be driven to cause the wheels to be raised from the ground on a ramp, lowered into a water bath, raised from the water bath and lowered to the ground again as the vehicle is driven thereover. In an alternative embodiment a frame supporting nozzles is provided under which frame a vehicle is able to be driven. Clensing liquid passes through the nozzles and washes the top and sides of the vehicle.

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