Patent ID: 9603504
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A46B,A47L

Claim:
1. An apparatus for removing debris from footwear, the apparatus comprising: a box having (i) an open top surface for receiving a piece of footwear, (ii) a first inner side surface, and (iii) a second inner side surface; a handle that includes an actuating control; a plurality of brushes arrayed within the box and positioned substantially parallel to a bottom surface of the box, wherein each of the plurality of brushes is configured to contact the surface of the piece of footwear, 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; and one or more sets of nozzles arrayed within the box on the first inner side surface of the box and one or more sets of nozzles arrayed within the box on the second inner side surface of the box, wherein each set of nozzles is configured to, when actuated in response to an actuating input received from a user of the apparatus interacting with the actuating control, emit a pressurized spray of water at one of the surfaces of the piece of footwear.