Patent ID: 9248809
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A46B,B60S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A component for a vehicle wash system, comprising: a rotatable hub portion having an axis of rotation and an outer surface and extending along a length; a plurality of media elements each extending between a first end and a second end and presenting at least one face being generally planar between said first and second ends and formed of a self-supporting material along the entire span of each of said media elements between said first and second ends such that said plurality of media elements can retain substantially the same shape when said hub portion is rotating at both high and low RPMs; said plurality of media elements each secured to said hub portion adjacent to said first end and said plurality of media element oriented in a plurality of spaced apart arrays that extend along said length of said hub in a direction of said axis of rotation, wherein the plurality of arrays are spaced apart a sufficient distance such that the hub is visible between adjacent arrays; each of said plurality of spaced apart arrays extending in a generally arcuate path along at least a considerable portion of said length of said hub; each of said media elements of said arrays extending from said hub portion at a different angle with respect to an adjacent media element with said faces of said adjacent media elements extending along different planes from one another; and wherein the outer surface of the hub portion includes a plurality of media securement members, which are configured as individual keyholes to engage a key hole attachment mechanism associated with each of said plurality of media elements.