Patent ID: 8631533

Claim:
A cleaner and disinfectant for footwear, comprising: a support base having an upper surface with an upper surface window, a lower surface, one or more side surfaces, and a hollow interior within the upper surface, the lower surface, and the one or more side surfaces; a plurality of spaced-apart rotatable cleaning rollers positioned within the hollow interior of the support base, wherein at least a portion of the each of the plurality of the spaced-apart rotatable cleaning rollers extends through the upper surface; a plurality of spaced-apart disinfectant sources projecting one of UV radiation, nano UV radiation, cold plasma, or non-thermal plasma through the upper surface window of the support base; one or more bidirectional motors; a gearing arrangement attached to the one or more bidirectional motors and the plurality of spaced-apart rotatable cleaning rollers for rotating each elongated brush in a desired direction; a control panel having user controls to control the operation of the cleaner and disinfectant; an arm attached to and extending upwards from the support base; and handles attached to an upper portion of the arm for user engagement when a user is standing on the cleaner and disinfectant, wherein the control panel is positioned on an upper portion of the arm.