公开(公告)号：US12233824B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US18633946

申请日：2024-04-12

Applicant: VQ, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew J. Kuper ,  Andrew S. VanWylen ,  Austin N. Jacobs

IPC: B60S3/04 ,  A46B9/00 ,  A46B9/02 ,  A46B13/02

Abstract: An overhead vehicle wash mitter apparatus is provided. A mitter curtain can include multiple mitters that sway above a vehicle pathway as a vehicle travels along the pathway. Each mitter can include an upper end and a lower end closer to the vehicle pathway, a sheath defining an interior tube and an exterior surface that engages a vehicle surface, and a pad in the sheath. The pad can press outward on the sheath so that the sheath attains a first thickness, which can be at least ½ inch, at least 1 inch, at least 1½ inch or more, so the sheath is impaired from entering between a wiper and a surface of the vehicle, such as a window. Accordingly, damage to the wiper of the vehicle is prevented when the mitter engages the surface and the wiper. A related method of use is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20240262320A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18633946

申请日：2024-04-12

Applicant: VQ, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew J. Kuper ,  Andrew S. VanWylen ,  Austin N. Jacobs

IPC: B60S3/04 ,  A46B9/00 ,  A46B9/02 ,  A46B13/02

CPC classification number: B60S3/04 ,  A46B9/005 ,  A46B9/028 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A46B2200/3046

Abstract: An overhead vehicle wash mitter apparatus is provided. A mitter curtain can include multiple mitters that sway above a vehicle pathway as a vehicle travels along the pathway. Each mitter can include an upper end and a lower end closer to the vehicle pathway, a sheath defining an interior tube and an exterior surface that engages a vehicle surface, and a pad in the sheath. The pad can press outward on the sheath so that the sheath attains a first thickness, which can be at least ½ inch, at least 1 inch, at least 1 ½ inch or more, so the sheath is impaired from entering between a wiper and a surface of the vehicle, such as a window. Accordingly, damage to the wiper of the vehicle is prevented when the mitter engages the surface and the wiper. A related method of use is provided.