Patent ID: 8161888

Claim:
A car wash roller, comprising: an elongated plastic body having a first side surface, a second side surface disposed opposite the first side surface, a top surface, a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface, and first and second apertures extending therethrough from the first side surface to the second side surface; a first metal shaft disposed in the first aperture such that a first portion of the first metal shaft extends outwardly from the first side surface and a second portion of the first metal shaft extends outwardly from the second side surface; the elongated plastic body further having a third aperture extending from the top surface to the first aperture, the first metal shaft having an aperture extending therein that is aligned with the third aperture; a locking member disposed in both the third aperture of the elongated plastic body and the aperture of the first metal shaft that prevents the first metal shaft from rotating relative to the elongated plastic body; first and second plastic sleeves that are disposed over the first and second portions, respectively, of the first metal shaft, such that the first and second plastic sleeves do not rotate relative to the first metal shaft; first and second plastic wheels that are rotatably coupled to the first and second plastic sleeves, respectively; a second metal shaft disposed in the second aperture such that a first portion of the second metal shaft extends outwardly from the first side surface and a second portion of the second metal shaft extends outwardly from the second side surface; third and fourth plastic wheels that are rotatably coupled to the first portion of the second metal shaft and the second portion of the second metal shaft, respectively; and a carrier link coupled to the elongated plastic body proximate to the third and fourth plastic wheels.