Wheel washer
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1. A wheel washer, comprising:
- a frame;
an arm coupled to an outer surface of the frame, the arm being capable of movement with respect to the frame; and
a brush attachable to the arm, the brush being capable of movement both in and out with respect to the outer surface of the frame and being capable of rotation in either a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction,wherein the brush includes an inner brush portion and an outer brush portion that surrounds the inner brush portion, andwherein the inner brush portion and the outer brush portion are capable of rotational movement in a first rotational direction or a second rotational direction,wherein the inner brush portion extends outwards with respect to the outer brush portion when the inner brush portion and the outer brush portion both rotate in the first rotational direction, so that the inner brush portion becomes more closely positioned than the outer brush portion with respect to a wheel of a vehicle to be cleaned by the wheel washer, andwherein the inner brush portion is positioned inwards with respect to the outer brush portion when the inner brush portion and the outer brush portion rotate in the second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction, so that the outer brush portion becomes more closely positioned than the inner brush portion with respect to the wheel of a vehicle to be cleaned by the wheel washer.
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Abstract
A wheel washer includes a frame. The wheel washer also includes a arm attachable to the frame, the arm being capable of movement with respect to the frame. The wheel washer further includes a brush attachable to the arm, the brush being capable of movement both in and out with respect to a surface of the frame and being capable of rotation in either a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction. The arm can be an articulated arm or a multi-axis arm.
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8 Claims
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1. A wheel washer, comprising:
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a frame; an arm coupled to an outer surface of the frame, the arm being capable of movement with respect to the frame; and a brush attachable to the arm, the brush being capable of movement both in and out with respect to the outer surface of the frame and being capable of rotation in either a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction, wherein the brush includes an inner brush portion and an outer brush portion that surrounds the inner brush portion, and wherein the inner brush portion and the outer brush portion are capable of rotational movement in a first rotational direction or a second rotational direction, wherein the inner brush portion extends outwards with respect to the outer brush portion when the inner brush portion and the outer brush portion both rotate in the first rotational direction, so that the inner brush portion becomes more closely positioned than the outer brush portion with respect to a wheel of a vehicle to be cleaned by the wheel washer, and wherein the inner brush portion is positioned inwards with respect to the outer brush portion when the inner brush portion and the outer brush portion rotate in the second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction, so that the outer brush portion becomes more closely positioned than the inner brush portion with respect to the wheel of a vehicle to be cleaned by the wheel washer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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