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US4759470:
Automobile windshield washing service unit
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Jacobs, Thomas E.; Brown Deer, WI
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| Assignee: |
DCI Marketing, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
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| Published / Filed: |
1988-07-26
/ 1986-10-27
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| Application Number: |
US1986000924137
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B60S 3/04;
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IPC-7:
A47B 96/00;
A47L 1/06;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
221/097;
221/034;
221/046;
221/199;
Original:
221/097;
221/034;
221/046;
221/199;
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| Field of Search: |
221/033,34,45,46,96,97,98,197,198,199,287
312/037,228,247
240/27.1
220/020
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| Priority Number: |
| 1985-01-22 |
US1985000693000 |
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| Abstract: |
A device for use in washing automobile windshields, the device comprising a receptacle including a front wall having first and second openings therein, a first bin for holding and dispensing towels, and second bin for holding water and a windshield washing device. The first bin has an upper end and includes a front panel having a lower end having an opening therein, a back panel spaced apart from the front panel and having a portion opposite the opening slanting toward the lower end of the front panel, and a towel dispenser above the opening for supporting towels in the upper end and for dispensing towels through the opening. The first bin is removably received in the first opening in the front wall of the receptacle such that the opening communicates with the exterior of the receptacle. The second bin has a shape substantially identical to the shape of the first bin and is oriented upside down relative to the first bin, and the second bin is removably received in the second opening in the front wall of the receptacle such that the opening in the second bin communicates with the exterior of the receptacle.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Michael, Best & Friedrich ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Rolla, Joseph J.; Ammeen, Edward S.
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| Parent Case: |
This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 693,000, filed on Jan. 22, 1985, now abandoned.
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None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A device for use in washing automobile windshields, said device comprising
- a receptacle including a front wall having first and second openings therein,
- a first bin for holding and dispensing towels, said first bin having an upper end and including a front panel having a lower end having a third opening therein, a back panel spaced apart from said front panel and having a slanting portion located opposite said third opening and slanting downwardly and forwardly toward said lower end of said front panel, and means located above said third opening and within said first bin for supporting towels in said upper end and for dispensing towels through said third opening, said first bin being housed in said receptacle such that said third opening is within said first opening, and said first bin being removable from said receptacle solely through said first opening, said slanting portion both facilitating removal of said first bin through said first opening and directing towels through said third opening, and
- a second bin for holding water and a windshield washing device, said second bin having a size and shape substantially identical to the size and shape of said first bin and being oriented upside down relative to said first bin, said second bin having a lower end and including a front panel having an upper end having a fourth opening therein, a back panel spaced apart from said front panel of said second bin and having a slanting portion located opposite said fourth opening and slanting upwardly and forwardly toward said front panel of said second bin, and a bottom panel closing said lower end of said second bin to form a fluid reservoir beneath said fourth opening, said second bin being housed in said receptacle such that said fourth opening is within said second opening, and said second bin being removable from said receptacle solely through said second opening, said slanting portion of said second bin both facilitating removal of said second bin through said second opening and providing a surface against which fluid can be wrung from a windshield washing device.
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