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US 10,842,346 B2Granted
Pressure activated shoe cleaning device
OwnerJethro Bennettinventor
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Abstract
A compact handheld cleaning device 10 comprises a cleaning element 12; a motor 16 to drive the cleaning element 12; and a housing 14 to house the motor 16; wherein the device is pressure activated.
Claims24
A compact handheld cleaning device, comprising:
- a cleaning element;
- a motor to drive the cleaning element;
- and
- a housing to house the motor;
- wherein a height of the device is greater than a diameter and/or width of the device;
- wherein the housing is oriented in an orientation that is closer in alignment to a pointing direction of the cleaning element than to perpendicular to the pointing direction of the cleaning element;
- and
- wherein the device is pressure activated, comprising a feature and/or surface for a user to apply pressure to, to activate the motor;
- wherein, with the motor in a non-activated state, there is no external gap between that which is directly engaged by the user, to apply pressure to, to activate the motor, and the housing of the device.
6 more elements
A compact handheld cleaning device, comprising:
- a cleaning element;
- a motor to drive the cleaning element;
- and
- a housing to house the motor;
- wherein the cleaning element is circular, and a height of the device is greater than a diameter of the cleaning element;
- wherein the housing is oriented in an orientation that is closer in alignment to a pointing direction of the cleaning element than to perpendicular to the pointing direction of the cleaning element;
- and
- wherein the device is pressure activated, comprising a feature and/or surface for a user to apply pressure to, to activate the motor;
- wherein at least a portion of the feature and/or surface for the user to apply pressure to is on a top of the housing, the top being at an opposing end of the device to the cleaning element.
6 more elements
A compact handheld cleaning device, comprising:
- a cleaning element;
- a motor to drive the cleaning element;
- and
- a housing to house the motor;
- wherein the housing is centrally oriented above the cleaning element;
- wherein the device is pressure activated, comprising a feature and/or surface for a user to apply pressure to, to activate the motor;
- wherein, with the motor in a non-activated state, there is no external gap between that which is directly engaged by the user, to apply pressure to, to activate the motor, and the housing of the device.
4 more elements
A compact handheld cleaning device, comprising:
- a cleaning element;
- a motor to drive the cleaning element;
- and
- a housing to house the motor;
- wherein the device is pressure activated, comprising a feature and/or surface for a user to apply pressure to, to activate the motor;
- wherein the cleaning element is circular, and a height of the device is greater than a diameter of the cleaning element;
- and
- wherein at least a portion of that which pressure is applied to, to activate the motor, is provided within a circumference of the cleaning element, above the circumference of the cleaning element, and is on a top of the housing, the top being at an opposing end of the device to the cleaning element.
5 more elements
A compact handheld cleaning device, comprising:
- a cleaning element;
- a motor to drive the cleaning element;
- and
- a housing to house the motor;
- wherein, with the cleaning element facing downwards, the device is greater in dimension upwards than across;
- wherein the housing is aligned in only one direction;
- wherein the device is pressure activated, comprising a feature and/or surface for a user to apply pressure to, to activate the motor;
- wherein, with the motor in a non-activated state, there is no external gap between that which is directly engaged by the user, to apply pressure to, to activate the motor, and the housing of the device.
5 more elements
A compact handheld cleaning device, comprising:
- a cleaning element;
- a motor to drive the cleaning element;
- and
- a housing to house the motor;
- wherein, above the cleaning element, most or all of the device is within a perimeter of the cleaning element, above the perimeter of the cleaning element;
- wherein a height of the device is greater than a diameter and/or width of the device;
- wherein the device is pressure activated, comprising a feature and/or surface for a user to apply pressure to, to activate the motor;
- wherein, with the motor in a non-activated state, there is no external gap between that which is directly engaged by the user, to apply pressure to, to activate the motor, and the housing of the device.
5 more elements
A compact handheld cleaning device, comprising:
- a cleaning element;
- a motor to drive the cleaning element;
- and
- a housing to house the motor;
- wherein the device is pressure activated, comprising a feature and/or surface for a user to apply pressure to, to activate the motor;
- wherein, with the cleaning element facing downwards, the device is greater in dimension upwards than across;
- wherein the cleaning element is circular, and wherein, above the cleaning element, none of the device extends outside a circumference of the cleaning element, above the cleaning element, more than a distance of a diameter of the cleaning element;
- wherein, with the motor in a non-activated state, there is no external gap between that which is directly engaged by the user, to apply pressure to, to activate the motor, and the housing of the device.
5 more elements
A compact handheld cleaning device, comprising:
- a cleaning element;
- a motor to drive the cleaning element;
- and
- a housing to house the motor;
- wherein, above the cleaning element, most or all of the device is within a perimeter of the cleaning element, above the perimeter of the cleaning element;
- wherein a height of the device is greater than a diameter and/or width of the device;
- wherein the device is pressure activated, comprising a feature and/or surface for a user to apply pressure to, to activate the motor;
- wherein at least a portion of the feature and/or surface for the user to apply pressure to is on a top of the housing, the top being at an opposing end of the device to the cleaning element.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.