Abstract: A personal automatic car wash is provided which includes an enclosure for the car. A movable fluid dispensing assembly is mounted on a track in the enclosure so that fluids can be dispensed to the surfaces of a stationary car situated within the enclosure. The fluid dispensing assembly is driven by a drive motor longitudinally back and forth about the car while fluids are dispensed to the car. Under computer control, the fluid dispensing assembly sequentially sprays a heated soap/water mixture under relatively low pressure and then a heated rinse water under relatively high pressure to clean the car. A steam-bath like atmosphere is thus provided which enhances the removal of dirt from the car and the cleaning of the car without the use of abrasive cleansers. A spot free water rinse is applied to the car to further clean the car.

Abstract: A rug cleaning apparatus comprises a housing having a front wall, a back wall, a top, and a pair of opposite end walls. An opening is formed in the top for allowing insertion of a rug into the apparatus, and a driven roller brush is mounted in the apparatus and extends from one to another of the pair of end walls. The roller brush has bristles extending therefrom for brushing against a rug inserted into the apparatus with at least a portion of the bristles being removed from the roller brush such that during a predetermined portion of rotation of the roller brush a portion of the rug is not in contact with brush bristles. Means attached to the apparatus and positioned adjacent the driven roller urge a rug into contact with the roller brush for brushing debris from the rug and for effecting vibration of the rug by repeated contact and lost of contact between the rug and bristles on the rug.