EP1059060A2 - Schuhabstreifer - Google Patents

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EP1059060A2
EP1059060A2 EP00304831A EP00304831A EP1059060A2 EP 1059060 A2 EP1059060 A2 EP 1059060A2 EP 00304831 A EP00304831 A EP 00304831A EP 00304831 A EP00304831 A EP 00304831A EP 1059060 A2 EP1059060 A2 EP 1059060A2
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footwear
wiper
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Hilarian Chrishan Salinda Mendis
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Rileys Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L23/00—Cleaning footwear
    • A47L23/22—Devices or implements resting on the floor for removing mud, dirt, or dust from footwear
    • A47L23/24—Rigid cleaning-gratings; Tread plates or scrapers for cleaning the soles of footwear

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  • the invention relates to a footwear wiper.
  • the conventional type of footwear wipers made out of coconut fibre and the like and having rubber or plastic and metal components for the base have tight configuration on a flat surface thereby preventing drying by rapid evaporation and any moisture acquired with dirt during rains or snow.
  • Boot scrapers with steel wires incorporating fibres are also known in the art. However, these also suffer from the above mentioned disadvantages, since the brush fibres are stationary and fixed to a steel wire frame without allowing any movement or without any gaps in-between them. In addition, such bootscrapers have the disadvantage in that they may corrode rapidly due to the frequent presence of moisture. Footwear wipers principally formed of metal wires may potentially cause injury to the user and/or damage to the footwear.
  • the conventional type of footwear wiper made out of twisted in fibre rods with a helical wire grid also had limitation of designs and patterns, which were restricted.
  • a footwear wiper comprising an outer metal wire frame, a series of rubber or plastics separators each extending between two opposite parallel sides of the outer frame, a series of twisted-in fibre rods, each extending parallel to the two sides of the frame through holes in the separators to give a base mat with two opposing faces, characterised in that the base mat is further provided with at least one (preferably three) additional twisted-in fibre rods raised from the level of the base mat.
  • the footwear wiper of the invention wipes the sides of the shoe / boot as well as the bottom side simultaneously. Brushing of the bottom of the shoe or boot is carried out by the twisted in fibre rods on the base frame, and of the sides by the raised rods.
  • the circular twisted in fibre rods enables the entire circular surface to be used and the dirt can fall under the mat while providing air circulation for rapid evaporation and the frequently present moisture. This allows the mat to dry quickly.
  • the twisted in brush fibre rods of the base frame may be envisaged.
  • the twisted in fibre rods of the base mat are aligned substantially perpendicularly to the additional brush fibre rods that are raised from the level of the base mat.
  • the twisted brush fibre rods of the base mat are capable of self-rotation.
  • the rotation of the said brush fibre rods enhances the life of the mat by ensuring uniform wastage all around the circumferential surface.
  • the cleaning efficiency of the footwear wiper is also enhanced, as the dirt or dust is allowed to fall into the space provided in between the adjacent rotary circular brush fibre rods to fall into under the footwear wiper without sticking in the cleaning brush fibre.
  • the footwear wiper of the present invention may further be provided with at least two rubber anti slip strips on the underside of the base mat.
  • the rubber anti-slip strips extend along the sides of the mat directly opposite the two outside twisted in fibre rods.
  • the base frame may be so arranged with twisted in fibre rods to obtain pre-determined designs by using unique plastic / rubber grid separators / spacer tubing grid.
  • the base design may be round, square, zigzag, octagonal or any other desired shape or design as shown in the drawings described below.
  • the wire frame may be made out of any suitable material, such as metal or tough plastic. Metal, particularly iron and steels, are preferred; galvanised iron or steel is especially preferred.
  • the separators, and spacers are generally made from rubber or plastic. Natural or synthetic rubber may be used; the rubber may be vulcanised rubber. Of the plastics, polypropylene and PVC are especially preferred.
  • the twisted-in brush fibre rods may be made from any suitable fibre, including coir fibre, plastic fibre such as polypropylene fibre and PVC fibre, and palmyrah fibre; however, coir (coconut) fibre is preferred.
  • the invention also permits introduction of various additional cosmetic effects, designs and patterns of the footwear wiper by using different colour types available in materials.
  • the plastic / rubber separators or the rods may be provided with ridges or studs, which enable the hardened dirt and snow to be broken up by its sharp edges; the dirt or snow etc. can then fall through the spaces provided in between the rods.
  • ridges and studs when present on the thin rubber / plastic separators on both top and bottom sides of the thin walls are designed symmetrically about the axis along the centre of the holes. The ridges and studs enhance the strength of the separators thereby increasing the strength of the finished footwear wiper.
  • the twisted in brush fibre rods fitted to the said footwear wiper are round in profile. This allows the coconut fibre to be radially spread from the centre to give improved brushing action as well as faster moisture evaporation.
  • footwear wipers according to the invention may be made according to the process described in the Applicant's previous application published under EP-A-818174, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
  • a rubber/plastics separator strip is shown in Fig. 1.
  • the strip is shown generally at 10. It is relatively thin (i.e. only approximately 4.5 mm thick) and is made by an injection moulding process. It has different size diameter holes as follows:-
  • the outer frame is preferably made from galvanised iron or steel wire.
  • the rubber / plastic separators having ridges or studs and holes accommodate twisted in fibre rods.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the first stage of assembly of the frame of the footwear wiper 20 according to the invention.
  • a separator 10 is installed onto the outer wire frame 22 through holes 12 in separator 10.
  • the desired number (in this case, two) rubber or plastic spacer tubes 24 are then installed onto wires 22 to keep the separators spaced apart, preferably at equal intervals. This process is repeated to the ends of the frame 22, whereupon a final separator 10 is installed (see Fig. 3).
  • the wire 22 is then folded over as shown in Fig. 3 to complete the base frame.
  • Fig. 4 shows the completion of the footwear wiper 20.
  • twisted in brush fibre rods 30 are inserted through the holes 14 in separators 10. As shown in Fig. 4, these rods are perpendicularly aligned to the plastic / rubber separators 10.
  • the wiper is completed by installing rods 32A, 32B so that they overlay the separators 10 along the edges of the wiper and rod 32C which overlays separator 10 along the central axis of the footwear wiper. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, these three twisted in fibre rods 32A, 32B and 32C are aligned perpendicularly direction to the rods 30 of the base mat.
  • Figs. 8 to 11 illustrate various stages of the construction of an alternative embodiment 20' in which some of the twisted in fibre rods 30' are bent at the extreme ends and rods 30'' are provided to fill the gaps created.
  • components identical to those in Figs. 1 to 7 are indicated by the same number followed by a prime (') character.
  • the outer frame may also be covered by fibre cover 34.
  • Fig. 12 illustrates an underneath view of the footwear wiper 20' shown in Figs. 8 to 11, wherein rubber strips 40 are placed along the edges of the wiper (directly opposite raised twisted in fibre rods 32A', 32B') to act as anti slip devices.
  • the footwear wiper of the invention could be produced in a variety of colours and patterns to suit the place of its use and the individual user's taste.

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR100573268B1 (ko) 2006-02-14 2006-04-26 (주)서한종합건축사사무소 공동주택 및 일반건축물용 현관바닥 소음방지구조
US8135015B2 (en) 2009-03-27 2012-03-13 Qualcomm Incorporated System and method of transmitting and receiving data frames
DE202020102441U1 (de) 2020-04-30 2020-05-08 Martin Feldmann Schuhabstreifer

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1003930B (de) * 1955-01-10 1957-03-07 Josef Becker Fussmatte
GB1413714A (en) * 1972-04-19 1975-11-12 Cohen E Mats
DE19715150A1 (de) * 1996-04-12 1997-10-30 Becker J Beckland Gmbh Co Kg Fußmatte
EP0818174A2 (de) * 1996-07-11 1998-01-14 Rileys Limited Türmatte
US5885684A (en) * 1997-11-11 1999-03-23 Hefner; Gary L. Rug having relief pattern, and method for forming

Patent Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1003930B (de) * 1955-01-10 1957-03-07 Josef Becker Fussmatte
GB1413714A (en) * 1972-04-19 1975-11-12 Cohen E Mats
DE19715150A1 (de) * 1996-04-12 1997-10-30 Becker J Beckland Gmbh Co Kg Fußmatte
EP0818174A2 (de) * 1996-07-11 1998-01-14 Rileys Limited Türmatte
US5885684A (en) * 1997-11-11 1999-03-23 Hefner; Gary L. Rug having relief pattern, and method for forming

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR100573268B1 (ko) 2006-02-14 2006-04-26 (주)서한종합건축사사무소 공동주택 및 일반건축물용 현관바닥 소음방지구조
US8135015B2 (en) 2009-03-27 2012-03-13 Qualcomm Incorporated System and method of transmitting and receiving data frames
DE202020102441U1 (de) 2020-04-30 2020-05-08 Martin Feldmann Schuhabstreifer

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