A brush having manual or automatic operation for maintenance of mechanical rims or any object placed on top of the rims. Access to the inside of the rims is difficult due to the obstacle that the spokes and the brake disc constitute, whereby cleaning is often imperfect and residual dirt remains despite the broad range of existing products. A perfectly clean rim requires tedious cleaning using unsuitable brushes or cloths, at the price of one or more hand injuries. A brush is provided in a kit made up of elements that can be associated with one another. A horizontal body is associated with a main vertical body or a secondary vertical body, allowing areas that are difficult to access and the arms of the rim to be cleaned in a single movement without the hand ever touching any part of the wheel, thus avoiding injuries and saving time.

A combination tool for use with ice and snow is provided to perform a plurality of different functions with as device. The combination tool includes a shovel that can also serve as a traction pad that grips a tire that has lost traction in the snow. The shovel has a scoop near its forward end that has an apex of an arcuate profile configured to align a tire with lugs on a vehicle. The shovel may be reinforced with a plurality of strengthening ribs or gussets to support the weight of snow during shoveling actions and support the weight of vehicles when used as a traction pad. The shovel may be formed as a monolithic uniform unibody member. A brush may be provided to enable the combination tool to have a first configuration with the brush and shovel nested together and a second configuration where they are connected end-to-end.

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 theraround by including a handle having a rear portion with a lug nut and rim cavity-cleaning body thereon and a releasable front portion pivotably disposed on the rear portion and having brush head thereon. A knuckle guard is disposed on the front portion. The brush head has a non-abrasive shaft and bristles including convex first and second bristle sets forwardly and rearwardly extending therefrom to facilitate cleaning crevices, corners, and concave surfaces of the wheel and behind the spoke edges, respectively. Flexible cleaning flanges, preferably covered with a soft microfiber, extend from a central base of the lug nut and rim cavity-cleaning body to fit into and rotate to clean around the wheel lug nuts and the walls of the wheel rim simultaneously.

A windshield heating system includes a vehicle that has a windshield. A heat lamp unit is provided and the heat lamp unit is selectively coupled to a support and the heat lamp unit is pointed toward the windshield of the vehicle. The heat lamp unit selectively emits electromagnetic radiation to melt frozen precipitation from the windshield. A remote control is provided and the remote control may be manipulated to turn the heat lamp unit on and off.

A cleaning assembly includes a head component and an attachment component selectively attachable to a panel of the head component. A joint sub-assembly is supported by a rear surface of the panel. A handle component is selectively attachable to the joint sub-assembly. The joint sub-assembly defines at least two axes of rotation for moving the head component relative to the handle component. The at least two axes of rotation include a first axis and a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The cleaning assembly may be used to clean a target surface of a vehicle, such as a substantially planar and substantially vertical target surface. The handle component may be manipulated to move the head component along the target surface while maintaining direct contact between the target surface and substantially a whole of a cleaning surface of the attachment component.

A combination tool for use with ice and snow is provided to perform a plurality of different functions with as device. The combination tool includes a shovel that can also serve as a traction pad that grips a tire that has lost traction in the snow. The shovel has a scoop near its forward end that has an apex of an arcuate profile configured to align a tire with lugs on a vehicle. The shovel may be reinforced with a plurality of strengthening ribs or gussets to support the weight of snow during shoveling actions and support the weight of vehicles when used as a traction pad. The shovel may be formed as a monolithic uniform unibody member. A brush may be provided to enable the combination tool to have a first configuration with the brush and shovel nested together and a second configuration where they are connected end-to-end.

Systems and methods for recommending repair facilities to a user based on repair validation/coaching data are disclosed. In one implementation, a repair facility recommendation system receives repair information from a user regarding damage to an automobile, the repair information received via a graphical user interface rendered on a webpage. The repair facility recommendation system identifies a repair facility verified to repair the damage to the automobile based on the repair information and verification information from a verification module, the verification information comprising evaluation information based on evaluation of technicians performing repairs of automobiles at repair facilities. The repair facility recommendation system then provides information regarding the identified repair facility to the user via the graphical user interface.

A washing system to clean a surface with enhanced efficiency and reduced water usage includes a housing member having a first cleaning fluid compartment and a second rinsing fluid compartment separated by a dividing wall, a pair of rollers rotatably mounted to the housing member, and a sponge assembly having a first sponge and a second sponge. The sponge assembly contacts the housing member to permit the first sponge to soak the cleaning fluid in the first compartment and the second sponge to soak the rinsing fluid in the second compartment simultaneously. The sponge assembly is maneuvered to simultaneously permit the first sponge to contact the first roller and dividing wall to remove excess cleaning fluid stored therein and the second sponge to contact the second roller and dividing wall to remove excess rinsing fluid stored therein.

A device or tool for removing snow and other debris from vehicles, and other surfaces including a handle having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a scraper portion coupled to the first end, and a head coupled to the second end. One or more light emitting elements are incorporated into the head to provide for ease of use in low light situations. The head may be a laterally extended foam head that is non-abrasive, freeze resistant, and durable. The handle may include a telescopic extension to allow a reach of a user to be increased or decreased allowing the user to clear away snow and other debris from various sizes of vehicles.

A handle and a method of fabrication thereof, the handle, comprising a first shell and a second shell, the first shell comprising, on an inner surface thereof, a first longitudinal rib running along at least a length of the first shell, first female posts and first male posts; the second shell comprising, on an inner surface thereof, a second longitudinal rib running along at least a length of the second shell, second female posts and second male posts; the first and second shells being connected together, along respective upper edges and bottom edges, each first male post engaging a corresponding second female post and each second male post engaging a corresponding first female post.