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US 8,186,366 · App. 12/324,027 · Granted May 29, 2012

Portable manual car wash assembly

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Patent No.
US 8,186,366
App. No.
12/324,027
Granted
May 29, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable manual vehicle wash assembly including a base removably attachable to a top exterior surface of a vehicle. A hollow pipe is attached to the base and includes an inlet formed at a first end thereof, and an outlet at a second end thereof. The inlet is adapted to receive an end of a first hose in fluid communication with a water source. The outlet is generally directed away from the exterior surface of the vehicle, and has a swivel member attached thereto. The swivel member is connected to a water emitter, typically in the form of a second hose or a spray nozzle.

Claims (30)

1. A portable manual vehicle wash assembly, comprising:

a base removably attachable to a top exterior surface of a vehicle;

a hollow pipe attached to the base;

a water inlet formed at a first end of the pipe and adapted to receive an end of a first hose in fluid communication with a source of water;

a water outlet formed at a second end of the pipe and generally directed away from the exterior surface of the vehicle;

a swivel member attached to the water outlet; and

a water emitter removably attached to the swivel member;

wherein the base comprises a lever operably attached to a membrane for selectively raising and lowering the membrane so as to selectively create suction between the base and the exterior surface of the vehicle; and wherein the pipe is disposed horizontally on the base, and includes an L-shaped member defining the outlet oriented vertically.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , including a valve at the first end of the pipe for manually selectively permitting water to pass into the pipe.

3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the valve is removably attached to the first end of the pipe.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the water emitter comprises a second hose, having an end thereof connected to the swivel member.

5. The assembly of claim 4 , including a manually actuated water nozzle attached to an opposite end of the second hose.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the water emitter comprises a nozzle.

7. The assembly of claim 6 , wherein the nozzle is manually adjustable.

8. The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the second hose comprises a nylon hose having non-metallic couplings.

9. A portable manual vehicle wash assembly, comprising:

a base removably attachable to a top exterior surface of a vehicle;

a hollow pipe attached to the base;

a water inlet formed at a first end of the pipe and adapted to receive an end of a first hose in fluid communication with a source of water;

a water outlet formed at a second end of the pipe and generally directed away from the exterior surface of the vehicle;

a valve at the first end of the pipe for manually selectively permitting water to pass into the pipe;

a swivel member attached by non-threaded connection to a quick connect attached directly to the water outlet of the pipe; and

a water emitter removably attached to the swivel member;

wherein the base comprises a lever operably attached to a membrane for selectively raising and lowering the membrane so as to selectively create suction between the base and the exterior surface of the vehicle;

wherein the pipe is disposed horizontally on the base, and includes a L-shaped member defining the outlet oriented vertically; and

wherein the water emitter comprises a second hose having an end thereof connected to the swivel member or a manually adjustable nozzle having an end thereof connected to the swivel member.

10. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the valve is removably attached to the first end of the pipe.

11. The assembly of claim 9 , including a manually actuated water nozzle attached to an opposite end of the second hose.

12. The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the second hose comprises a nylon hose having non-metallic couplings.

13. The assembly of claim 1 , including a quick connect connector disposed between the second end of the pipe and the swivel member.

Continuity (2)
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