Boot scrubber device integrated in floor and related methods
AssigneesLuis G. Diaz, David Diaz
InventorLuis G. Diaz
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Abstract
A boot scrubber device is within a floor. The boot scrubber device may include a housing assembly having a frame to be received by the floor and defining an opening, and a plate pivotably coupled to the frame and received within the opening. The plate may define a brush opening. The boot scrubber device may include a belt brush assembly carried by the housing assembly and aligned with the brush opening. The belt brush assembly may include a belt base, and laterally arranged brushes carried by the belt base. The boot scrubber device may also include a motor carried by the housing assembly and configured to drive the belt brush assembly, and a controller carried by the housing assembly and configured to activate the motor when a user steps on the plate.
Claims20
A boot scrubber device within a floor, the boot scrubber device comprising:
- a housing assembly comprising
- a frame to be received by the floor and defining an opening therein, a plate pivotably coupled to the frame and received within the opening, the plate defining a brush opening, and
- a subsurface frame coupled to an underside of the plate;
- a belt brush assembly carried by the subsurface frame and aligned with the brush opening, the belt brush assembly comprising a belt base, and a plurality of laterally arranged brushes carried by the belt base;
- a motor carried by the subsurface frame and configured to drive the belt brush assembly;
- and
- a controller carried by the housing assembly and configured to activate the motor when a user steps on the plate.
A boot scrubber device within a floor, the boot scrubber device comprising:
- a housing assembly comprising
- a frame to be received by the floor and defining an opening therein,
- a plate pivotably coupled to the frame and received within the opening, the plate defining a brush opening, and
- a subsurface frame coupled to an underside of the plate;
- a belt brush assembly carried by the subsurface frame and aligned with the brush opening, the belt brush assembly comprising a belt base, and a plurality of laterally arranged brushes carried by the belt base, the belt base comprising
- a plurality of longitudinal strips coupled together, and
- a plurality of brush sets respectively coupled to the plurality of longitudinal strips;
- a motor carried by the subsurface frame and configured to drive the belt brush assembly;
- a pressure sensor carried by the housing assembly;
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- a controller carried by the housing assembly and configured to detect when a user steps on the plate based upon the pressure sensor, and activate the motor when the user steps on the plate.
A method for making a boot scrubber device within a floor, the method comprising:
- positioning a housing assembly comprising
- a frame to be received by the floor and defining an opening therein,
- a plate pivotably coupled to the frame and received within the opening, the plate defining a brush opening, and
- a subsurface frame coupled to an underside of the plate;
- coupling a belt brush assembly to be carried by the subsurface frame and aligned with the brush opening, the belt brush assembly comprising a belt base, and a plurality of laterally arranged brushes carried by the belt base;
- coupling a motor to be carried by the subsurface frame and configured to drive the belt brush assembly;
- and
- coupling a controller to be carried by the housing assembly and configured to activate the motor when a user steps on the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.