Rally wheel cleaning implement

A cleaning implement including a cylindrical member having brush bristles on its exterior and interior surfaces and bristles on the front and rear edge surface of the cylinder. A handle element is reversibly connected to a threaded bore in a centrally located disc fixed to the interior of the cylinder. The interior bristles are used to clean lug nuts on a rally wheel and the bristles extending from the front and rear edge surfaces are used to clean the edges of the openings through which the lugs extend. The exterior bristles can be used to clean larger openings in the rally wheel, all without removing the rally wheel from a motor vehicle.

PRIOR ART 
The following patents are considered representative of the prior art: 
U.s. pat. No. 832,498 
U.s. pat. No. 605,552 
U.s. pat. No. 1,451,400 
U.s. pat. No. 3,034,168 
U.s. pat. No. 3,355,759 
U.s. pat. No. 3,451,723 
U.s. pat. No. 3,599,263 
U.s. pat. No. 3,843,990 
U.s. pat. No. 3,862,461. 
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
This invention relates to a cleaning implement, and more particularly, a 
brush for use in cleaning rally wheels mounted on motor vehicles. 
With the growing popularity of rally wheels there is a growing frustration 
because of attempts to clean hard-to-reach cracks and crevices provided in 
such wheels. This has resulted in the necessity to completely remove the 
wheels, cleaning each nut that mounts the wheels separately as well as the 
openings receiving lugs and the irregular shaped openings provided in such 
wheels. This is impractical and if done, is a time-consuming and laborious 
process. Accordingly, this invention provides a cleaning implement for use 
in cleaning rally wheels without the necessity of having to remove the 
wheel from the vehicle. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In accordance with the invention, the cleaning implement includes a hollow 
cylindrical flexible member mounting a plurality of bristles on its 
exterior surface as well as its interior surface and further including 
bristles extending from the front and rear edge surfaces of the 
cylindrical member. A T-shaped handle is connected to a supporting disc 
having a centrally threaded opening within the interior of the cylinder so 
that the brush is reversible. The interior bristles may be inserted over 
the lug on a rally wheel and then turned to clean the lug. The bristles 
extending from the front edge surface of the cylinder will enter the space 
between the lug and the lug hole behind the nut to clean these surfaces. 
The exterior bristles may be used to clean edges of openings in the wheel 
by inserting the exterior surface in such an opening and manipulating the 
turning the brush. When the front portion of the brush becomes filled with 
grime and grease, the handle may be reversed presenting a fresh surface 
for cleaning.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein like numerals indicate like 
elements throughout the several views, the cleaning implement 10 of the 
present invention includes a hollow cylindrical member 12 having a thin 
wall 14 and a centrally located disc 16 within the interior thereof. 
An elongated T-shaped handle 18 is threadedly connected to a threaded bore 
20 in central disc 16. a plurality of brush bristles 22 extend from the 
exterior surface of cylinder 12, a plurality of bristles extend from the 
interior surface of cylinder 12, and a plurality of bristles 26 extend 
outwardly from the front and rear edge surfaces 28 of cylinder 12. 
In use, the inner diameter of cylinder 12 is selected to closely 
approximate lug nuts on a rally wheel. Cylinder 12 is inserted over a lug 
nut and rotated with bristles 24 cleaning the nut. Bristles 26 extending 
from front edge surface 28 will seek and enter into the tight crevices 
behind the lug nut in the hole mounting a lug through the rally wheel. 
Where the rally wheel has irregular shaped openings, the exterior bristles 
22 on the cylinder 12 can be used to clean the interior edges of such 
openings. Handle 18 may be removed and inserted through the opposite end 
of cylinder 12 into threaded bore 20 to use the rear half of cylinder 12 
as a cleaning implement, as required. 
While a specific embodiment of a rally wheel cleaning implement has been 
disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various 
modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those 
skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be 
placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended 
claims.