Patent ID: 6813795
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A shoe and boot cleaning device comprising:a main housing, said main housing having a generally rectangular and internally hollow configuration; at least one scraper blade, said scraper blade having a generally flat, rectangular configuration and extending generally upward from the top of said housing; at least one brush, said brush having a linearly elongated, cylindrical configuration, and attached to said housing, so that said brush rests horizontally along its elongated axis, said brush comprising a cylindrical channel formed therethrough; hard bristles, said hard bristles located along the exterior circumferential surface area of said brush; a divider post, said divider post designed to provide lateral support to said brush and said scraper blade; brush tension control means, said brush tension control means located on the exterior lateral surface of said main housing and designed to adjust a force required to rotate said brush, said brush tension control means comprising a linearly elongated axle inserted through a threaded aperture and into said channel and providing physical communication between said axle and said brush, said brush tension control means further comprising a tension spring and a friction plate, said tension spring disposed about said axle and said friction plate mounted at an end thereof adjacent to an end of said brush, said tension spring biased so as to provide and release force to said axle, said tension spring influenced by turning of a cylindrical knob portion threadably mounted in said aperture; brush cleaning means, said brush cleaning means located beneath said brush and designed to come into mechanical interference with any mud located on said brush; and a drawer, said drawer located at the bottom of said shoe and boot cleaning device and designed to catch the debris that falls from said scraper blade and or said brush.