positions a washing mitt is disclosed which may be fixed on the plate application_number US 82814604 A description the preferred embodiment of this invention shown in the accompanying drawings will now be described it being understood that the preferred form is illustrative and that the invention described herein is embodied in the claims appended to this description the washing apparatus 10 shown in fig1 includes a handle 12 which may be a rod or a tube and may also include a grip element 14 located at a convenient point along the handle when the apparatus is made in a size to be a tool for a do it yourselfer to wash a car the handle 12 may be approximately eighteen to twenty four inches long the handle 12 may also be fixed in a variety of positions in a manner which will shortly be explained as shown in the phantom positions 12 a and 12 b the washing apparatus 10 also includes a washing head assembly 16 which comprises a plate 18 having a back face 20 and a substantially planar front face 22 see fig5 a shank 24 is attached to the back face of the plate or it may be formed there if the plate 18 is manufactured in one piece by a molding or similar process the shank extends outwardly from the back side of plate 18 in a direction leading away from front face 22 that direction is approximately normal to the plane of front face 22 at the outer end of shank 24 there is a yoke 26 which includes first and second arms 28 and 30 respectively those arms which are spaced apart from one another form a slot 32 between them a linking member 34 joins handle 12 to the.