The present invention relates to cleaning tools and in particular to a hand held wand for washing automobiles.
Automobile owners often identify with the automobiles and are seen with their automobiles in public. Because automobiles are driven and parked in exposed areas, they quickly can become soiled and unattractive. The owners may be embarrassed or uncomfortable in these situations.
Commercial car washes are common and provide car washing services to owners. Unfortunately, the cost of these services may be high, and some of these services wash wax coating off the automobile paint, exposing the paint to the weather. As a result, automobile owners often choose to wash their own cars. Various tools are available for such washing, including wands extending the owner's reach. Unfortunately, known wands do not reach into the various corners present on automobile exteriors.
The present invention addresses the above and other needs by providing an automobile washing wand which includes a starfish shaped head having fingers reaching into tight corners of automobile exteriors. The head includes ports for water and soap to escape and bristles for scrubbing, and is attached to a stalk by a ball joint. A small cross-section water line runs through the stalk to supply water to the head while minimizing weight added to the wand by the presence of water in the wand. A liquid soap bottle is attached near a handle at the base of the stalk, and a selector has an OFF position, a RINSE position, and a WASH position.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided an automobile wash wand having a starfish shaped head. The head has at least three fingers, and preferably between three and six fingers, and more preferably five fingers. The fingers allow the head to clean inside tight corners.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a light weight automobile wash wand. A small diameter tube reaches through a stalk carrying water to the head. Most of the stalk is empty, reducing weights.
The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following more particular description thereof, presented in conjunction with the following drawings wherein:
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding components throughout the several views of the drawings.
The following description is of the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the invention. This description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of describing one or more preferred embodiments of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined with reference to the claims.
A perspective view of an automobile wash wand 10 according to the present invention is shown in
A bottom view of the starfish shaped head 30 of the automobile wash wand 10 is shown in
The selector 14 of the automobile wash wand 10 is shown in
A side view of the automobile wash wand 10 is shown in
A cross-sectional view of a first finger 31a of the starfish shaped head 30 taken along line 6-6 of
Operation of the ball joint 34 head mount is shown in
The stalk is preferably made from aluminum tubing and the head is preferably made from rubber or soft plastic. The bristles are preferably made from a soft nylon material and are closely packed, providing 100 percent coverage of the face 30a and are between 0.25 and 0.75 inches long.
While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments and applications thereof, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention set forth in the claims.