Patent ID: 7234191

Claim:
A shoe cleaning apparatus selectively attachable to a rear of a vehicle comprising: a hitch receiver disposed entirely on an underside of a bumper on the rear of the vehicle, said hitch receiver defining an aperture; an integrally formed mounting arm including a lower portion comprising a lower horizontal member, a stepped portion and an upper portion comprising an upper horizontal member; at least one brush unit coupled to said mounting arm, said brush unit having a frame including a linking aperture formed thereon, said linking aperture arranged outboard of said brush unit and adapted to cooperate with a tow bar in a towing position for towing a second vehicle; a coupling element coupling said mounting arm to said hitch receiver of the vehicle such that said upper portion of said mounting arm mounts to said hitch receiver such that the entire shoe cleaning apparatus locates entirely under said bumper; and a hinge disposed on said mounting arm for moving said brush unit between an operating position and a storage position.