Hand free footwear and foot cleaning device
OwnerJohn Marshall Tendallinventor
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Abstract
A hands-free footwear and foot cleaning device which allows the user to clean the bottom or the sole of the footwear as well as the exterior surrounding sides of the footwear. The device can also be used to clean a user's bare foot. The device utilizes a plurality of rollers and a series of water line sprayers that are adapted to spray in a direction to contact one or more of the side portion, bottom portion, or top portion of the sole of a footwear or foot. The sprayers are activated by either a sensor or a pressure devise. The device may also include the option of incorporating additional elements for the purpose of cleaning bare feet rather than just the bottoms of the footwear.
Claims15
A footwear or foot cleaning device comprising:
- a base;
- a first side wall section, a second side wall section, a first end wall section and a second end wall section supported by the base to form a housing wherein the base and wall sections are configured to form a footwear receiving area wherein the height of the first side wall and second side wall is configured to extend to a height above a footwear or foot when the footwear or foot is placed in the device to encompass the footwear or foot within the footwear receiving area;
- an angled, sunken basin defined by the base, wherein the angled, sunken basin defines a space sunk below the edges of the first side wall section and second side wall section and is configured to collect water and debris;
- a plurality of rollers affixed to the base, and configured to freely spin when the footwear is positioned in the footwear receiving area wherein the plurality of rollers define a contact axis formed between the first side wall section and the second side wall section;
- a water inlet positioned in the base including a valve;
- a first water line extension positioned in the base, the first water line extension includes a first water spray nozzle to spray a stream of water, the first water spray nozzle is positioned below the contact axis, wherein the first water line sprayer nozzle is adapted to spray in a direction such that the spray contacts the bottom portion of a sole of a footwear or foot that when positioned in the footwear receiving area;
- a second water line extension positioned in the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the second water line extension includes a second water spray nozzle to spray a stream of water, the second water spray nozzle is positioned along the contact axis, wherein the second water spray nozzle is adapted to spray in a direction such that the spray contacts the side portion of the sole of a footwear or foot that when positioned in the footwear receiving area;
- a third water line extension extending from the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the third water line extension includes a third water spray nozzle to spray a stream of water, the third water spray nozzle is positioned above the contact axis, wherein the third water spray nozzle extends out from the first sidewall and second sidewall and downwards toward the angled, sunken basin to spray in a direction such that the spray contacts the top portion of the top of a footwear or foot that when positioned in the footwear receiving area, and
- a sensor affixed to the housing to detect the presence of the footwear or the foot in the footwear receiving area of the housing, wherein the sensor activates a solenoid connected to the valve to operate to open the valve and allow water to the first water spray nozzle and the second water spray nozzle until the footwear or the foot is removed from the footwear receiving area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.