4110861 A abstract this invention relates to a new and useful tire cleaning apparatus used in and for automatic car washes the apparatus is comprised of a shaft having coupled thereto a pair of split end adapters and a core element which carries the brush filaments positioned between said adapters the adapters and core have means for enabling the shaft to pass therethrough said adapters and core frictionally engaging the shaft application_number US 79456377 A description the preferred embodiment illustrated in the drawings and described herein is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed it is chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its application and practical use to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention the improved tire cleaning apparatus embodied by this invention in its preferred form is illustrated in the drawings fig1 through 6 and is designated generally by the numeral 10 the improved tire cleaning apparatus 10 is comprised of a pair of split end adapters 12 a core 14 brush filaments 16 and a shaft 18 each end of the shaft 18 is coupled to and positioned within a retainer bearing 20 well known in the art for supporting said shaft and enabling it to rotate therein the bearings 20 are coupled to a frame 22 by means of bearing retainer arms 24 the frame 22 and bearing retainer arms 24 are of sufficient structural strength to support the tire cleaning apparatus 10 and are generally of a treated metal suitable for inhibiting rust and corrosion the frame 22 and retainer arms.