Patent ID: 7293316

Claim:
A vehicle washing apparatus comprising: a supporting frame extending overhead of a path of a vehicle to be washed; a pair of spaced brush assemblies mounted on said frame, each of said brush assemblies including: a movable brush support arm mechanism mounted on said frame for lateral movement with respect to said path, along said frame and a brush support arm pivotally mounted at an inner end to said movable brush support arm mechanism and having a brush rototably mounted at an outer end thereof; and a bumper assembly mounted to said frame between said spaced brush assemblies, said bumper assembly comprising: a mounting arm attached to said frame; and a bumper arm pivotally attached adjacent an outer end of said mounting arm and connected to one of said movable brush support arm mechanisms whereby movement of said one brush support arm mechanism causes movement of said bumper arm so that one end of said bumper arm contacts at least one of said brush support arms to retard movement thereof during washing of a vehicle.