Patent ID: 6358330
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
An apparatus for washing the tires of a truck leaving a construction site, said apparatus comprisinga water supply line for supplying water from a source of water to said apparatus; a collection basin comprising a generally rectangular floor, a pair of opposed end walls and a pair of opposed side walls, said end walls and said side walls forming a continuous side wall depending upwardly from said floor, said floor and said continuous side wall defining an interior cavity for collecting the mud, dirt and silt washed from the tires of the truck and the run-off water from the source of water, and a grate positioned above said collection basin and supported thereon, said grate comprising a hollow, generally rectangular frame and a plurality of hollow, transverse spray tubes in fluid communication with said frame, said frame comprising at least one intake port in fluid communication with said water supply line, each of said spray tubes having a plurality of spray ports formed therein for directing water from the source of water at the tires of the truck.