US 12,213,639 B2 · Footwear cleaning device

Abstract

Various apparatus for cleaning footwear are described. One footwear cleaning apparatus includes a box having an open top surface for receiving a piece of footwear; and a plurality of brushes arrayed within the box and positioned substantially parallel to a bottom surface of the box, wherein the plurality of brushes includes at least one first brush configured to contact a first side surface of the piece of footwear, at least one second brush configured to contact a different, second side surface of the piece of footwear, and at least one third brush configured to contact a bottom surface of the piece of footwear, and wherein the at least one first brush and the at least one second brush are configured to, when actuated, rotate towards a center of the box about an axis that is substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the box.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for removing debris from footwear, the apparatus comprising:

a motor;
a box having an open top surface for receiving a piece of footwear;
at least one brush (i) residing within the box and (ii) configured to contact a surface of the piece of footwear, wherein the at least one brush is configured to be rotated by the motor in response to actuating of an actuator;
and
a first set of nozzles and a second set of nozzles within the box, wherein the first set of nozzles is located on a first side of the box, wherein the second set of nozzles is located on a second side of the box, and wherein the first set of nozzles and the second set of nozzles are configured to emit a pressurized spray of liquid at the surface of the piece of footwear in response to actuating of the actuator.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Footwear cleaning device

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Footwear cleaning device

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