Patent ID: 9605627
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B01D,B05B,B05D,B08B,F02M

Claim:
1. An apparatus for an air filter cleaning wand for flushing contaminants from an intake air filter of an automobile engine, the apparatus comprising: a proximal flange configured to receive a nozzle of a water hose; a mounting plate on the proximal flange and a plurality of transitions joined to the mounting plate; a conduit comprising an elongate member extending from the proximal flange to a distal end cap, where an interior of the conduit is in fluid communication with an interior opening of the proximal flange, the conduit comprising a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape, and a distal end portion of the conduit comprising a plurality of longitudinally aligned vents in fluid communication with the interior of the conduit; where upon passing water through the water hose and into the conduit, the water exits the plurality of vents in the form of pressurized water streams suitably disposed along the distal end portion to flush contaminants from a filter material of an air filter.