A cleaning implement has one or more strategically placed brushes, stubs and/or permanent/disposable towels which engage the surfaces of a movable surface (including wheels or tires), and unique mechanical motion assistance means powered by motion, inertia and/or mechanical/electrical batteries to allow for the cleaning of a wheel or tire with a single hand operation.

A towel for washing a motorcycle includes an upper portion configured to overlie at least a portion of the motorcycle windshield and a lower portion configured to overlie at least a portion of the motorcycle fairing. An upper pocket of the upper portion is configured to receive the top of the motorcycle windshield, a left side pocket of the lower portion is configured to receive a left side portion of the motorcycle fairing, and a right side pocket of the lower portion is configured to receive the right side portion of the motorcycle fairing. The towel may be soaked in a cleaning fluid and is configured such that it can be positioned on the windshield and fairing and will remain there without any intervention required by a user. The user may therefore leave the towel unattended to soak on the windshield and fairing, thereby allowing sufficient time for the cleaning solution to soften debris on the windshield and fairing to make it easier to remove the debris.

An apparatus suitable for cleaning vehicles, comprising: a base structure (1) for positioning the vehicle, a containment structure (2) of the vehicle associated with the base structure, and comprising at least two side walls (22) opposite to the side surfaces of the vehicle once the vehicle has been arranged on the base structure, at least one plurality of washing nozzles (34) supported by the side walls of the containment structure and suitable for distributing washing liquid onto the vehicle, and movement means (36) for moving the wash nozzles of said plurality of washing nozzles, said movement means being suitable for moving said washing nozzles according to an oscillating movement with respect to the containment structure of the vehicle.

An apparatus suitable for cleaning vehicles, comprising: a base structure (1) for positioning the vehicle, a containment structure (2) of the vehicle associated with the base structure, and comprising at least two side walls (22) opposite to the side surfaces of the vehicle once the vehicle has been arranged on the base structure, and at least one plurality of washing nozzles (31) arranged in the base structure (1) and opposite to the bottom of the vehicle once the vehicle has been placed on the base structure.

An apparatus suitable for drying vehicles, comprising: a base structure (1) for positioning the vehicle (200), a containment structure (2) of the vehicle, associated with the base structure and comprising at least two side walls (22) opposite to the side surfaces of the vehicle once the vehicle has been arranged on the base structure, and a top wall (23) opposite to the top surface of the vehicle once it has been arranged on the base structure, drying means (100) of the vehicle associated with said containment structure and adapted to dry the vehicle. The drying means comprise at least one drying air director element (102) and movement means (103) of said at least one director element which are adapted to move it according to an oscillating movement with respect to the containment structure of the vehicle.

The invention relates to an overvoltage protection arrangement comprising a horn spark gap located in a housing, with a chamber for arc quenching, wherein a trigger electrode is located in the ignition region of the horn spark gap, wherein a disconnecting element is provided that interrupts a connection between a trigger circuit and the trigger electrode, and thus disconnects the trigger electrode, wherein the disconnecting element is tripped or controlled by an evaluation unit that is subject to and reacts to the loading of a power follow-on current.

A wheel and lug nut cleaning device that includes a static central spine defining a front portion and a rear portion, a shape-retaining core encircling the front and rear portions, and a sheath removably coupled to and encircling the core spanning from the rear portion of the static central spine to the distal end of the static central spine, wherein the sheath has a plurality of spaced-part microfiber flanges continuously spanning from the rear portion of the static central spine to the distal end of the static central spine and each extending in a direction outwardly away from an outer surface of the sheath and the core and having a rounded external end, wherein the spine, core and sheath are operably configured to bend in a position to dispose and orient the front portion in a shape-retaining angle relative to the rear portion.

A wheel and lug nut cleaning device providing a single tool for cleaning behind and between spokes of a wheel rim, the lug nuts, and rim cavities around the lug nuts by including a static spine having an exterior end, an angled front portion proximal thereto, an interior end, and a rear portion. A shape-retaining non-abrasive core encircles most of the spine. A sheath, removably encompassing and conforming to the core, has a tapered forward end, a rearward end, a central opening in the rearward end, and semi-obround microfiber flanges extended from the core. A lug nut and rim cavity-cleaning body, removably disposed on the interior end, has a substantially disc-shaped central base with an attachment end engageable to the central opening and flexible cleaning flanges radially disposed thereon and a cover removably disposed thereon, including a central ring and extensions radially disposed therefrom to cover the cleaning flanges.

A wheel and lug nut cleaning device providing a single tool for cleaning behind and between spokes of a wheel rim, the lug nuts, and rim cavities around the lug nuts by including a static spine having an exterior end, an angled front portion proximal thereto, an interior end, and a rear portion. A shape-retaining non-abrasive core encircles most of the spine. A sheath, removably encompassing and conforming to the core, has a tapered forward end, a rearward end, a central opening in the rearward end, and semi-obround microfiber flanges extended from the core. A lug nut and rim cavity-cleaning body, removably disposed on the interior end, has a substantially disc-shaped central base with an attachment end engageable to the central opening and flexible cleaning flanges radially disposed thereon and a cover removably disposed thereon, including a central ring and extensions radially disposed therefrom to cover the cleaning flanges.

Washing facility for two- or three- wheeled vehicle where the vehicle is conveyed longitudinally by mechanical means opposite washing devices, where the facility comprises a lower longitudinal guiding device in order to guide a wheel of the vehicle on the floor along the longitudinal displacement thereof and an upper guiding device made firmly connected to the handlebars of the vehicle in order to keep the vehicle in vertical position.