Patent ID: 6862769

Claim:
A device for washing the exterior of a vehicle, said device comprising: an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end, a coupler being fluidly coupled to said first end for selectively fluidly coupling with a water supply hose; a housing including a top wall and a peripheral wall being attached to and extending downward from said top wall, said peripheral wall including a back wall, a front wall, and a pair of side walls, said second end of said tubular member being attached to said top wall of said housing and being fluidly coupled to a plurality of nozzles mounted in said housing; a plurality of spindles being rotatably mounted in said housing and extending between said side walls, each of said spindles being positioned generally adjacent to a bottom edge of said peripheral wall, each of said spindles having a central portion and a pair of lateral portions positioned on opposite sides of said central portion, a plurality of paddles being attached to each one of said central portions and radially extending outwardly away therefrom, each of said central portions being positioned adjacently to a jet of water directed by one of said nozzles such that said spindles are rotated in a first direction when the jets of water strike said paddles; and a plurality of bristles being attached to each one of said lateral portions of said spindles and extending outwardly away therefrom.