Patent ID: 7331079

Claim:
A cleaning element for a vehicle washing apparatus having a frame, said cleaning element comprising: a main pipe for receiving a liquid from a supply source, said main pipe having a plurality of openings therein; connecting means attached to said main pipe for connecting said main pipe to said frame; a plurality of secondary pipes connected to said openings in said main pipe for receiving said liquid therefrom, said secondary pipes each having a plurality of discharge openings therein; said main pipe and said secondary pipes forming a framework; and a curtain supported by said framework, said curtain being comprised of a liquid retaining material folded over on itself to form a double layer of said material fastened together at spaced positions to form pockets in which said secondary pipes are positioned whereby when said liquid is flowed through said main pipe and said secondary pipes, said liquid is discharged through said discharge openings to wet said liquid retaining material.