Patent ID: 6561202
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
In an automated car wash of the type wherein a vehicle remains stationary within an enclosure when being washed and the car wash includes washing equipment that moves relative to the vehicle; said car wash including a floor and an elongated rail mounted on said floor; said rail defining a path for a vehicle entering the car wash to follow; said car wash further including a signaling system for advising the driver of a vehicle when to drive into said enclosure, when to stop and when to exit said enclosure; the improvement comprising guide means located adjacent said rail and extending upwardly so as to be visible to the driver of said vehicle for assisting the driver in guiding the vehicle into said enclosure and further including moving means for moving said guide means between an inoperative lowered position and a raised operative position wherein it extends upwardly and is visible to the driver.