Self-service coin-operated manual car wash station with integrated manually operable air drying apparatus
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1. A coin-operated manual car washing station comprising:
- a car wash bay having opposing side walls and a ceiling, and having an entrance and exit sized for driving a vehicle therethrough;
a liquid supply and associated manually operable spray nozzle connected thereto for at least one of, pre-soaking the vehicle in the bay, washing the vehicle in the bay, and rinsing the vehicle in the bay after washing;
an air supply and associated manually operable spray nozzle connected thereto for drying the vehicle in the bay with a drying air flow through the nozzle; and
a coin-operated timing control box operative to initiate and end the availability of both the flow from the liquid supply and the air supply in response to selection from the user.
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A self-service car wash provided with coin-operated time-controlled wash and rinse spray capability includes an integrated manually operable, air drying spray nozzle and associated pressurized air supply controlled by the coin-operated controller.
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1. A coin-operated manual car washing station comprising:
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a car wash bay having opposing side walls and a ceiling, and having an entrance and exit sized for driving a vehicle therethrough;
a liquid supply and associated manually operable spray nozzle connected thereto for at least one of, pre-soaking the vehicle in the bay, washing the vehicle in the bay, and rinsing the vehicle in the bay after washing;
an air supply and associated manually operable spray nozzle connected thereto for drying the vehicle in the bay with a drying air flow through the nozzle; and
a coin-operated timing control box operative to initiate and end the availability of both the flow from the liquid supply and the air supply in response to selection from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A coin-operated manual car washing station comprising:
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a permanent car wash bay having opposing side walls and a ceiling, and having an entrance and exit sized for driving a vehicle therethrough;
an equipment room adjacent the bay;
a liquid supply located in the equipment room adapted to supply at least one of clean water and soapy water, and an associated spray nozzle located in the bay to enable at least one of pre-soaking the vehicle in the bay prior to washing, washing the vehicle in the bay, and rinsing the vehicle in the bay after washing;
an air supply located in the equipment room and an associated spray nozzle in the bay for drying the vehicle in the bay with drying air flow therethrough; and
coin-operated timing control box connected to the bay and operative to initiate and end availability of both the flow from the liquid supply and the air supply in response to selection from the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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Current AssigneeCharles L. Caldwell, Russell L. Cladwell
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Original AssigneeCharles L. Caldwell, Russell L. Cladwell
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InventorsCaldwell, Charles L., Cladwell, Russell L.
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Primary Examiner(s)Stinson, Frankie L.
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Application NumberUS09/915,653Publication NumberTime in Patent Office677 DaysField of Search134/57.R, 134/56.R, 134/45, 134/94.1, 134/95.1, 134/95.3, 134/98.1, 134/99.1, 134/123, 15D/IG.2US Class Current134/95.1CPC Class CodesB60S 3/002 Vehicle drying apparatusB60S 3/044 Hand-held cleaning arrangem...G07F 17/20 for washing or drying artic...
