Shoe cleaning doormat device
US8533888B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L23/22
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A shoe cleaning doormat device is provided for cleaning and disinfecting the soles of shoes and feet prior to a user's entry into a dwelling or building. The device is a doormat having a cleaning assembly having a disinfecting cleaning material surface and drying portions. Both portions are housed within a mat frame and exposed to a user through cutouts in the mat's upper surface. A disposable roll of moist, disinfecting wipe material provides the cleaning and disinfecting surface. An advancing button is operatively connected to the roll so that a user may obtain an unused portion of the roll by depressing the button. After shoes or feet are cleaned, they can be dried by rubbing on the drying portions of the device, which comprise a removable, moisture-absorbing material.
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