Pressure washer with roll cage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12508618-B2
Application number	US-202117240250-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 26, 2021
Priority date	Apr 26, 2021
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a pressure washer having a main housing and a roll cage surrounding the main housing for protection. The roll cage is generally rectangular and provides flat surfaces to make it easier to store the unit, and importantly provides a flat top surface to allow other items to stack on top of the unit. The main housing also includes a storage compartment to store accessories, including a trigger gun. The trigger gun includes a trigger guard with openings to store additional nozzles for the gun.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A pressure washer comprising:
a main housing holding a motor and a pump, and including a water inlet to allow water to enter the main housing and a water outlet to allow the water to exit the main housing; a roll cage having a generally cuboid shape surrounding all sides of the main housing so that the main housing is entirely contained within a perimeter of the roll cage, wherein the roll cage includes:
a front end face having four corners,
a rear end face having four corners,
two top bars connecting two top corners of the front end face and two top corners of the rear end face,
two bottom bars connecting two bottom corners of the front end face and two bottom corners of the rear end face,
a pair of wheels attached to the two bottom corners of the rear end face, and
an extendable handle attached to the two bottom corners of the front end face and inserted inside the two bottom bars,
wherein, when the extendable handle is retracted into the two bottom bars, a cross bar of the extendable handle forms a bottom edge of the front end face, and when the extendable handle is extended from the two bottom bars, the extendable handle allows the pressure washer to be pulled and rolled on the pair of wheels that are attached to the two bottom corners of the rear end face.

2 . The pressure washer of claim 1 , wherein the water inlet and the water outlet are contained within the perimeter of the roll cage.

3 . The pressure washer of claim 1 , wherein the roll cage includes:
an additional handle that extends from the front end face to the rear end face and is parallel with the two top bars.

4 . The pressure washer of claim 3 , further comprising:
a hose, wherein an outer perimeter of a top surface of the main housing has a heightened wall that creates a well at a center of the main housing for storing the hose, and when the hose is placed into the well of the main housing, the hose is secured in the well by the two top bars and the additional handle of the roll cage.

5 . The pressure washer of claim 1 , wherein the roll cage further includes brackets extending from the four corners of the front end face and the four corners of the rear end face to the main housing to secure the main housing to the roll cage.

6 . The pressure washer of claim 1 , further comprising:
a power cord, wherein the roll cage includes posts on a top surface, and wherein the power cord is to be wrapped around the posts on the roll cage for storage.

7 . The pressure washer of claim 1 , wherein the main housing is generally rectangular shaped.

8 . The pressure washer of claim 7 , wherein the main housing includes a storage compartment for holding accessories of the pressure washer.

9 . A pressure washer comprising:
a main housing holding a motor and a pump and including a storage compartment for holding accessories for the pressure washer; and a roll cage surrounding all sides of the main housing, the roll cage having a series of bars that define generally planar open surfaces, wherein the roll cage includes:
a front end face having four corners,
a rear end face having four corners,
two top bars connecting two top corners of the front end face and two top corners of the rear end face,
two bottom bars connecting two bottom corners of the front end face and two bottom corners of the rear end face,
a pair wheels attached to the two bottom corners of the rear end face, and
an extendable handle attached to the two bottom corners of the front end face and inserted inside the two bottom bars,
wherein, when the extendable handle is retracted into the two bottom bars, a cross bar of the extendable handle forms a bottom edge of the front end face, and when the extendable handle is extended from the two bottom bars, the extendable handle allows the pressure washer to be pulled and rolled on the pair of wheels that are attached to the two bottom corners of the rear end face.

10 . The pressure washer of claim 9 , further comprising: a hose,
wherein the roll cage includes an additional handle that extends from the front end face to the rear end face and is parallel with the two top bars, and wherein an outer perimeter of a top surface of the main housing has a heightened wall that creates a well at a center of the main housing for storing the hose, and when the hose is placed into the well of the main housing, the hose is secured in the well by the two top bars and the additional handle of the roll cage.

11 . The pressure washer of claim 9 , wherein the roll cage is generally cuboid shaped and the main housing is generally cuboid shaped, and
wherein the roll cage further includes brackets extending from the four corners of the front end face and the four corners of the rear end face to the main housing to secure the main housing to the roll cage.

Assignees

• Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• Wuerfl Ryan
• Poole Brian
• Reth Anthony
• Sheffer Joshua
• Nader Alexander
• Eshelman Samuel
• Wheeler David
• Arrowsmith Josephine

Classifications

• B05B9/01

  Spray pistols, {discharge devices}(B05B9/03 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05B9/0861

  the motor being electric · CPC title

• B08B2203/0211

  Case coverings · CPC title

• B08B3/026 Primary

  Cleaning by making use of hand-held spray guns; Fluid preparations therefor · CPC title

• B05B9/007

  At least a part of the apparatus, e.g. a container, being provided with means, e.g. wheels, for allowing its displacement relative to the ground · CPC title