Car maid

A footwear cleaning apparatus for attachment to a rim of a door pocket of a vehicle door, the footwear cleaning apparatus comprising:

• a brush having a base;
• a brush supporting platform,
• said brush supporting platform configured to selectively retain and alternately release said brush having said base;
• a brush cover,
• said brush cover configured to selectively cover and uncover said brush having said base;
• and
• a door pocket rim mounting clip,
• said door pocket rim mounting clip configured to removably affix to said rim of said door pocket of said vehicle door;
• wherein said footwear cleaning apparatus includes a multi-stage hinge;
• wherein said multi-stage hinge is rigidly affixed to said door pocket rim mounting clip;
• wherein said multi-stage hinge includes a pivoting connection to said brush cover;
• wherein said multi-stage hinge includes a pivoting connection to said brush supporting platform;
• wherein said brush cover and said brush supporting platform can be moved independently;
• wherein said brush cover and said brush supporting platform can be moved together;
• wherein said door pocket rim mounting clip comprises a cross support section and an at least two elongate members which extend and slope toward each other which creates a narrowing of space between them as they extend away from said cross support section;
• wherein said at least two elongate members include at least one raised gripping ridge on a surface of at least one of said at least two elongate members;
• wherein at least one of said at least two elongate members includes a brush supporting platform pedestal which is configured to prevent said brush supporting platform from being perpendicularly adjacent to said at least one of at least two elongate members;
• wherein said door pocket rim mounting clip is configured to be slid down onto and over said rim of said door pocket of said vehicle door and retain position through a pressure fit of said door pocket rim mounting clip onto said rim of said door pocket of said vehicle door;
• wherein said base of said brush, said brush supporting platform, said brush cover, and said door pocket rim mounting clip are made of plastic material;
• wherein said brush includes a plurality of bristles;
• wherein said plurality of bristles are formed having a tapered point or wedge shape;
• wherein said plurality of bristles are positioned at angles relative to the surface of said brush and said base;
• and
• wherein said plurality of bristles are semi-rigid.

A method for cleaning footwear, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a footwear cleaning apparatus for attachment to a rim of a door pocket of a vehicle door, the apparatus comprising:
• a brush having a base;
• a brush supporting platform,
• said brush supporting platform configured to selectively retain and alternately release said brush having said base;
• a brush cover,
• said brush cover configured to selectively cover and uncover said brush having said base;
• and
• a door pocket rim mounting clip,
• said door pocket rim mounting clip configured to removably affix to said rim of said door pocket of said vehicle door;
• wherein said footwear cleaning apparatus includes a multi-stage hinge;
• wherein said multi-stage hinge is rigidly affixed to said door pocket rim mounting clip;
• wherein said multi-stage hinge includes a pivoting connection to said brush cover;
• wherein said multi-stage hinge includes a pivoting connection to said brush supporting platform;
• wherein said brush cover and said brush supporting platform can be moved independently;
• wherein said brush cover and said brush supporting platform can be moved together;
• wherein said door pocket rim mounting clip comprises a cross support section and an at least two elongate members which extend and slope toward each other which creates a narrowing of space between them as they extend away from said cross support section;
• wherein said at least two elongate members include at least one raised gripping ridge on a surface of at least one of said at least two elongate members;
• wherein at least one of said at least two elongate members includes a brush supporting platform pedestal which is configured to prevent said brush supporting platform from being perpendicularly adjacent to said at least one of at least two elongate members;
• wherein said door pocket rim mounting clip is configured to be slid down onto and over said rim of said door pocket of said vehicle door and retain position through a pressure fit of said door pocket rim mounting clip onto said rim of said door pocket of said vehicle door;
• wherein said base of said brush, said brush supporting platform, said brush cover, and said door pocket rim mounting clip are made of plastic material;
• wherein said brush includes a plurality of bristles;
• wherein said plurality of bristles are formed having a tapered point or wedge shape;
• wherein said plurality of bristles are positioned at angles relative to the surface of said brush and said base;
• and
• wherein said plurality of bristles are semi-rigid;
• fitting the footwear cleaning apparatus over the rim of the door pocket of the vehicle door;
• pushing the footwear cleaning apparatus down over the rim of the door pocket of the vehicle door;
• lifting the brush cover;
• brushing footwear against the plurality of bristles of the brush;
• and
• lowering the brush cover over the brush.