Patent ID: 7735175

Claim:
A moveable portico device for automatically washing vehicles, the moveable portico device having a single body structure, preferably made of metal, wherein the single body structure is configured to move forward and backward along a direction of a track, said structure including a first side and a second side and comprising: a front portion having a plurality of front vertical revolving brushes, an electrical control panel on the first side, and a storage for consumable products and dosage pumps on the second side, and wherein the front portion has lights thereon; a rear portion having a plurality of rear vertical revolving brushes; and at least one horizontal revolving brush; wherein the front and rear vertical revolving brushes and the at least one horizontal revolving brush are displaceable in planes that are substantially perpendicular to the direction of the track, and wherein the brushes are arranged and configured to wash a vehicle by rubbing the vehicle; fairings located at the first and second sides and spacing the front portion and the rear portion; and nozzles arranged in the front portion, the rear portion, and a top portion; and wherein the moveable portico further comprises an affixed column with an inspection hatch.