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US 11,375,876 B2Granted
Cleaning system for footwear outer soles
OwnerFrank Bliss Wolcott, V, Lauren Anne Wolcottinventors
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Abstract
A cleaning system for outsoles includes a lid, a base, a support structure, a roller contained in the base covered by the lid. A disinfectant pad is provided on the roller. Opening the lid exposes the roller. Outsoles wiped against the disinfectant pad on the roller are disinfected. Optionally, a reservoir in the support structure may contain disinfectant for delivery to the disinfectant pad on the roller as needed. A foot pedal is provided for opening the lid.
Claims20
An outsole cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a housing with a lid that is movable from a closed position to an open position, and, with the lid in the closed position, the housing encloses a roller and an absorbent pad removably attached to the roller, and the absorbent pad containing an absorbed liquid disinfectant, and, with the lid in the open position, the roller and absorbent pad being exposed for use in cleaning the outsole of a footwear wiped against the roller, the roller being at least about 8 inches long.
An outsole cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a housing with a lid and a bottom, the lid being movable from a closed position to an open position, and, with the lid in the closed position, the housing encloses a roller and an absorbent pad removably attached to the roller, and the absorbent pad containing an absorbed liquid disinfectant, and, with the lid in the open position, the roller and absorbent pad being exposed for use in cleaning the outsole of a footwear wiped against the roller, the roller being at least about 8 inches long;
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- a support structure supporting the housing.
An outsole cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a housing with a lid and a bottom, the lid being a first hemispherical shell, and the bottom being a second hemispherical shell, and the lid being movable from a closed position to an open position, and, with the lid in the closed position, the housing encloses a roller and an absorbent pad removably attached to the roller, and the absorbent pad containing an absorbed liquid disinfectant, and, with the lid in the open position, the roller and absorbent pad being exposed for use in cleaning the outsole of a footwear wiped against the roller, the roller being at least about 8 inches long;
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- a support structure supporting the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.