Patent ID: 7208051
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: B05B,B08B,B60S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for applying a fluid to an underbody of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a handle configured to receive fluid at a first location on the handle and further configured to provide the received fluid to a second location on the handle; and a base coupled to the second location on the handle, wherein at least a portion of the handle extends toward the base substantially along a first plane, and wherein the base includes: a torso; at least three wheels coupled to the torso at three locations on the torso, wherein each of the wheels is coupled to the torso in a manner allowing for a respective rotational axis about which the wheel rotates to rotate about a respective additional axis, and wherein each wheel is capable of interfacing a support surface at a tangent location at the bottom of the respective wheel, the respective tangent locations defining a second plane; at least two nozzles having external orifices proximate a top of the torso that are directed to emit the fluid, and wherein the two nozzles are spaced apart from another along a first axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane; and at least one internal channel capable of communicating fluid received from the handle to the nozzles.