Vehicle mounted brush for footwear
OwnerSamuel Knightinventor
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Abstract
A cleaning system is attached to a door pocket of a vehicle and allows, via a spinning brush head, to clean the outer surfaces of a person's footwear prior to stepping into the vehicle. The system uses a brush that has a handle and a rotating brush head powered by a motor within the handle. The handle is attached, via a clip or similar system, to the door pocket. The motor is powered either via a battery within the handle or via the vehicle's battery and is controlled either via a switch on the handle or via the door depression switch that detects whether the door of the vehicle is open or closed, or both.
Claims20
A cleaning system for attachment to a door pocket on a door of a vehicle, the cleaning system comprising a brush having a handle, a motor, and a brush head that rotates via operation of the motor such that the handle is adapted to be attached to the door pocket;
- the cleaning system further comprising a switch for activating and deactivating the motor such that the switch is controlled by the door of the vehicle.
A cleaning system for attachment to a door pocket on a door of a vehicle, the cleaning system comprising a brush having a handle, a motor, and a brush head that rotates via operation of the motor such that the handle is adapted to be attached to the door pocket wherein a battery provides a source of electrical power for the motor, the battery being a vehicle battery.
A cleaning system for attachment to a door pocket on a door of a vehicle, the cleaning system comprising a brush having a handle, a motor, and a brush head that rotates via operation of the motor such that the handle is adapted to be attached to the door pocket and such that a clip is attached to the handle such that the clip facilitates the attachment of the handle to the door pocket.
A cleaning system for attachment to a door pocket on a door of a vehicle, the cleaning system comprising a brush having a handle, a motor, and a brush head that rotates via operation of the motor such that the handle is adapted to be attached to the door pocket and such that a deflection plate is attached to the handle which deflection plate overlies at least a portion of the brush head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.