Abstract: A car wash dolly that uses a single shaft having two camshaft lobes and a series of snap ring grooves. The bolt-less design of the dolly includes a stronger camshaft and minimized component count. The center link and wheels may be mounted directly on the shaft to produce a sturdy design for the dolly. Grooves and snap rings are provided to “lock” wheels in their place on the shaft and to keep wheels physically close to one another to prevent dirt or other debris from getting between the wheels. Optional thrust washers also may be provided between plastic wheels and snap rings to reduce friction between the wheels during operation of the dolly in a car wash facility. The dolly according to the present disclosure is intended to roll, via a conveyor chain, on a slotted track of an auto-laundry system. Because of rules governing Abstracts, this Abstract should not be used to construe the claims in this patent application.

Abstract: A car wash dolly that uses a single shaft having two camshaft lobes and a series of snap ring grooves. The bolt-less design of the dolly includes a stronger camshaft and minimized component count. The center link and wheels may be mounted directly on the shaft to produce a sturdy design for the dolly. Grooves and snap rings are provided to “lock” wheels in their place on the shaft and to keep wheels physically close to one another to prevent dirt or other debris from getting between the wheels. Optional thrust washers also may be provided between plastic wheels and snap rings to reduce friction between the wheels during operation of the dolly in a car wash facility. The dolly according to the present disclosure is intended to roll, via a conveyor chain, on a slotted track of an auto-laundry system. Because of rules governing Abstracts, this Abstract should not be used to construe the claims in this patent application.

Abstract: A go-cart has a continuous annular frame formed of rectangular cross-section tubing for increased strength and bending resistance. The front suspension includes a pair of trailing arms that support the front wheels such that they are always in an upright position. The rear wheel axle is supported on the rear end of a swinging arm suspension.

Abstract: A drop test apparatus (10) for testing the resiliency of playground surfaces (12) includes a drop module (14) and a release mechanism (16) for holding the drop module (14) at an elevated reference height and releasing the drop module (14) to fall to the surface (12). Vertically-extending guide elements (18) guide and maintain the drop module (14) in a constant attitude from release until surface (12) impact. A support structure (24) extends between the guide element's upper (20) and lower (22) ends and holds the guide element (18) in a generally vertical orientation above the surface (12). Both the guide element (18) and support structure (24) comprise a plurality of interconnecting collapsible and disassemblable parts allowing a single person to rapidly convert the support structure (24) and the guide element (18) between the operational surface-testing configuration and a compact configuration for convenient transport.