Patent ID: 6213135
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: B08B

Abstract:
For a tankcar having a plurality of interior surfaces including a floor, side walls, bulkhead and a ceiling having a manway for access of a worker thereinto, and disposed near an external support structure, a cleaning apparatus comprising:a platform fixedly attached to said support structure;a plurality of hingedly interconnected link members stored upon said platform;boot guide means fixedly attached to said support structure and configured to receive said plurality of hingedly interconnected link members;a spray head means fixedly attached at a remote end of said plurality of hingedly interconnected link members adapted to spray high-pressure water from an external source to a proximal surface of said plurality of interior surfaces; andalignment means for streamlining the configuration of said boot guide means and said spray head means for enabling said to be inserted into said tankcar through said manway and for enabling said boot guide means to be articulated and positioned for directing said high-pressure spray against said proximal surface.