Patents Assigned to Viking Corp.
  • Apparatus for cleaning metallic wheels
    Patent number: 5291696
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for washing and cleaning metallic wheels comprising an apparatus that washes a metallic wheel, and an apparatus that subsequently cleans the washed metallic wheel. A house is provided wherein the cleaned and washed metallic wheel may be painted or coated protectively. A pair of rotating transport cylinders is provided in order to transport the metallic wheel from the apparatus for washing the metallic wheel to the apparatus for cleaning the metallic wheel, and subsequently from the apparatus for cleaning the metallic wheel to the house where the metallic wheel may be painted or coated protectively. A method for washing and cleaning a metallic wheel which includes elevating the metallic wheel from a supporting surface to a level generally horizontal to a pair of cylinders rotatably supported by a conveying frame, and rolling the metallic wheel across the pair of cylinders and into a washing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignees: Viking Corp., International Marketing, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul L. Enegren
  • Apparatus for cleaning and treating metallic wheels
    Patent number: 5244506
    Abstract: An apparatus for washing and cleaning metallic wheels comprising an apparatus that washes a metallic wheel, and an apparatus that subsequently cleans the washed metallic wheel. A house is provided wherein the cleaned and washed metallic wheel may be painted. A pair of rotating transport cylinders is provided in order to transport the metallic wheel from the apparatus for washing the metallic wheel to the apparatus for cleaning the metallic wheel, and subsequently from the apparatus for cleaning the metallic wheel to the house where the metallic wheel may be painted. A method for washing and cleaning a metallic wheel which includes elevating the metallic wheel from a supporting surface to a level generally horizontal to a pair of cylinders rotatably supported by a conveying frame, and rolling the metallic wheel across the pair of cylinders and into a washing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignees: Viking Corp., International Marketing Inc.
    Inventor: Paul L. Enegren
  • Method for cleaning metallic wheels
    Patent number: 5098744
    Abstract: An apparatus for washing and cleaning metallic wheels comprising an apparatus that washes a metallic wheel, and an apparatus that subsequently cleans the washed metallic wheel. A house is provided wherein the cleaned and washed metallic wheel may be painted. A pair of rotating transport cylinders is provided in order to transport the metallic wheel from the apparatus for washing the metallic wheel to the apparatus for cleaning the metallic wheel, and subsequently from the apparatus for cleaning the metallic wheel to the house where the metallic wheel may be painted. A method for washing and cleaning a metallic wheel which includes elevating the metallic wheel from a supporting surface to a level generally horizontal to a pair of cylinders rotatable supported by a conveying frame, and rolling the metallic wheel across the pair of cylinders and into a washing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignees: Viking Corp., International Marketing, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul L. Enegren