Patent ID: 6959145

Claim:
A footwear snow-melting device comprising: a housing having a first and a second section; an opening in at least a portion of a top side of the first section of the housing; a lattice covering the opening; at least a main pipe conduit extending from the second section of the housing into the first section of the housing for supplying air flow through the lattice; an air flow source for directing air through at least one opening in the pipe conduit, located in the second section of the housing and connected to the pipe conduit; a heating means for heating air prior to entering the pipe conduit; a drain extending from the first section of the housing to the exterior of the housing for removing water and debris; a power switch for controlling the air flow source; and wherein a plurality of secondary outlet conduits communicate at a substantially 90 degree angle with the main pipe conduit, each outlet conduit further defining the opening at a free end of the outlet conduit located closer to the lattice than to the pipe conduit to provide a specifically directed air flow through the lattice and onto a user's footwear.