Patent ID: 7163351
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: B60S,E01C

Abstract:
1. A tire cleaning apparatus, comprising at least one tire cleaning frame having: a plurality of upper C-shaped beams, each of the plurality of upper C-shaped beams having a pair of sidewalls and a base wall defining an upper channel therein, each of the upper C-shaped beams extending along a first axis, the upper C-shaped beams being equidistantly spaced apart from adjacent ones of the plurality of upper C-shaped beams, each of said plurality of upper C-shaped beams having first and second ends opposed along said first axis, said sidewalls of each of said plurality of upper C-shaped beams being tapered at said first and second ends; a plurality of lower C-shaped beams, each of the lower C-shaped beams having a pair of sidewalls and a base wall defining a lower channel therein, each of the lower C-shaped beams extending along a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis, the plurality of lower C-shaped beams being equidistantly spaced apart from adjacent ones of the plurality of lower C-shaped beams, the base walls of the plurality of upper C-shaped beams being secured to the base walls of the plurality of lower C-shaped beams, and the plurality of lower C-shaped beams being adapted for engaging a support surface, the sidewalls of the plurality of upper C-shaped beams forming a vibration-inducing surface for a vehicle traveling over the at least one tire cleaning frame for removing debris from the tires of the vehicle.