Patent ID: 6668842
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
An apparatus to sanitize footwear with a water and disinfectant solution, the apparatus comprising:a housing having a plurality of openings; a grate coupled to the housing and configured to support a weight of a user; a valve assembly having a valve, an actuating member operatively coupled to the grate and configured to actuate the valve between an open position and a closed position, and a biasing member disposed between the grate and the housing; a mixing valve adapted to mix the solution; and a spray assembly coupled to the mixing valve and including a plurality of nozzles directed to the footwear of the user, wherein the weight of the user moves the grate so that the actuating member actuates the valve to the open position and solution is sprayed through the plurality of nozzles substantially upwardly through the grate and substantially horizontally through the openings in the housing.