Patent ID: 7500488

Claim:
An apparatus for removing soil from a shoe, boot or other article of footwear, said apparatus comprising: an actuating member mounted for reciprocating movement and having a portion for being engaged by an article of footwear, wherein said actuating member comprises a plunger member having an opening in an end thereof; a nozzle member having a discharge end directed towards said article of footwear when in engagement with said actuating member, wherein said nozzle member is positioned within said plunger member so that said discharge end of said nozzle member is directed towards said opening in said end of said plunger member; means for actuating a flow of fluid through said nozzle member in response to said actuating member being displaced by said article of footwear in engagement therewith, so that said nozzle produces a stream of fluid that is directed against said article of footwear.