Footwear cleaning apparatus
OwnerJon E Schleminventor
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Abstract
A footwear cleaning apparatus includes a vertically oriented frame with an upper frame for supporting the user that is standing while cleaning the footwear. The apparatus receives water from a garden hose and provides a control valve for regulating the water flow while the user is standing upright. The water is directed upwardly through a foot platform on the lower frame, and also through a lower brush onto the footwear sole, the resulting splash causing water to wet two side brushes that are oriented to bear upon the sides of the footwear. A scraper assembly is also on the lower frame and provides a horizontal scraping edge and two vertical scraping edges for the sole and sides of the footwear, respectively. After the water is turned off a drain outlet allows the device to be drained.
Claims21
A footwear cleaning apparatus using a fluid from a fluid source, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a brush assembly positioned on the frame having:
- a generally horizontal foot platform, the foot platform having an aperture;
- a lower brush having bristles, the lower brush supported by the foot platform such that the lower bristles extend upwardly, the lower brush having an aperture at least partially aligned with the foot platform aperture;
- a first and second side brush, each having bristles;
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- a pair of sleeves supported by the frame, each sleeve holding one of the side brushes such that the first and second side brush bristles extend inwardly;
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- a fluid delivery assembly having:
- a fluid reception member for receiving fluid from the fluid source;
- a control valve in fluid communication with the fluid reception member, the control valve being positioned in an elevated position on the frame for hand manipulation by a user while standing upright, the control valve controlling the amount of fluid flow;
- a fluid conduit in fluid communication with the control valve;
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- a fluid conduit reception member for receiving fluid from the fluid conduit and discharging the fluid through the foot platform aperture and the lower brush aperture, such that the footwear adjacent the lower brush aperture is wetted.
A footwear cleaning apparatus using a fluid from a fluid source, the apparatus comprising:
- a frame having:
- at least two generally vertical frame members;
- a base supporting the two vertical frame members;
- a lower cross member positioned between the two vertical frame members;
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- an upper cross member positioned between the two vertical frame members;
- a brush assembly having:
- a generally horizontal foot platform supported by the lower cross member, the foot platform having an aperture;
- a lower brush having bristles, the lower brush supported by the foot platform such that the lower bristles extend upwardly, the lower brush having an aperture at least partially aligned with the foot platform aperture;
- a first and second side brush, each having bristles;
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- a pair of sleeves supported by the frame, each sleeve holding one of the side brushes such that the first and second side brush bristles extend inwardly;
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- a fluid delivery assembly having:
- a fluid reception member for receiving fluid from the fluid source;
- a control valve in fluid communication with the fluid reception member, the control valve being positioned in an elevated position on the frame, the control valve controlling the amount of fluid flow;
- a fluid conduit in fluid communication with the control valve;
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- a fluid conduit reception member for receiving fluid from the fluid conduit and discharging the fluid through the foot platform aperture and the lower brush aperture, such that the footwear adjacent the lower brush aperture is wetted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.