GB2446669A - Shoe cover dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

A dispenser, comprising a moveable platform 32, at least one spindle 2, each spindle including engagement means for engaging a shoe cover, means to couple said platform and said at least one spindle, the arrangement being such that each of said at least one spindle is movable responsive to movement of said platform.

Description

DISPENSER

The present invention relates to a loader, in particular a loader for loading a protective cover onto footwear.

Footwear has many flinctions, but overall provides a barrier between the outside world and the foot, thereby protecting the foot from dirt as well as many hazards. As a consequence the footwear itself collects some debris, germs and detritus, which accompanies the wearer when entering a building such as a workplace or a residential structure. As this debris can be unwelcome, a mat or other means may be provided at building entry points to assist in removing such debris.

Some buildings or parts of buildings such as hospitals, computer rooms, laboratories, museums, factories, swimming pool areas and so on have a particular need for cleanliness, rendering normal cleaning methods insufficient. It can therefore be necessary to provide additional protection for such buildings, or the relevant parts of such buildings, from dirt and contamination present on footwear, and it is known to achieve this by requiring people to remove their shoes, or alternatively by providing overshoes' for each person entering such a site. Overshoes conventionally envelope the foot, including any footwear, and are provided to any person entering a sensitive area, thereby sealing any debris within the overshoe adjacent the footwear, and protecting the sensitive environment.

It can be inconvenient for people to remove their footwear on entering buildings or parts of buildings, and it may also be hazardous, as footwear provides significant grip due to friction and without it the person may slip. In addition it can be very awkward to attach overshoes to footwear, as people are often required to balance on one foot while contorting the body to attach an overshoe to the other foot. As well as being uncomfortable, time consuming and undignified this can be very difficult for some people such as the elderly or infirm.

It would be helpful to have a dispensing device for overshoes which would provide for loading an overshoe onto a foot, or footwear on a foot, without such difficulty.

It would therefore be advantageous to provide a device for loading an overshoe on a foot or footwear which is simple to dispense and does not inconvenience or endanger the wearer.

A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows a perspective side view of a closed container holding the device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 shows a perspective side view of the container of Figure 1 in an open configuration, Figure 3 shows a perspective side view ofa portion of the contents of the container of Figure 1 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 shows a slide view of the portion of Figure 3 in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 shows a top view of the portion of Figure 4, Figure 6 shows a view of the portion of Figure 4 from underneath, Figure 7 shows a side view of the portion of Figure 3, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention, Figure 8 shows an end view of the portion of Figure 3, Figure 9 shows a view from underneath the portion of Figure 3, Figures 10-(a) -(b) show details of the device of Figure 3, Figure 11 shows a perspective side view of the portion of Figure 3, including an overshoe, and Figure 12 shows a detail of an overshoe for use with the device of Figure 3.

In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a container 50 in which the device may be held and transported is shown in Figure 1. The container is broadly rectangular with two long sides and two short ends, and includes a base portion 51, a top portion 53, an opening 54 in the top portion 53, a handle 56 and lock 57. A platform 32 or footplate can be seen through the opening 54.

Figure 2 shows a view of the container of Figure 1 with the top 53 open. Platform 32 can be seen more clearly, and spindles 2, linked by conveyors 9, are also visible.

Figure 3 shows a detail of the device of the present invention in accordance with one embodiment, showing the platform 32 positioned in the centre of a broadly rectangular base area 40. The platform rests on a pillar, 72, and is thereby positioned above the base area 40.

The base area 40 is secured to an underpan 78, and attaches, at respective corners, to spindles 2. Conveyors 9 positioned parallel to respective ends of the underpan include openings 45 through which the spindles 2 extend, the portion of each spindle 2 beneath the conveyor 9 being encircled by a spring 1 extending between the underpan 78 and the conveyor 9. Bolts 27 are also provided to fix the position of the conveyor 9. In Figure 3 the springs are shown in a compressed orientation with conveyors 9 positioned adjacent the underpan 78. Figure 3 also shows levers 26 present on conveyors 9.

Figure 4 shows a device in accordance with a first embodiment, including: underpan 78, footplate 32, gear 3, sliders 4, slider gear slice 5, ordinary gear train 6, shaft 7, spacer 8, conveyer 9 and spring 91.

Footplate 32 connects with two gears 3 by pivot 23, in order for easy assembling, footp late can be riveted on the retaining plate 21 previously. Two horizontal openings 22 locate right below the retaining plate 21 for corresponding pivot 23, let pivot 23 get through the horizontal openings 22 and fixed on the gears 3, this makes the footplate 32 driving the two gears 3.

Two gears 3 fix on the middle of underpan 78 an underprop 30 can be riveted on the middle of underpan 78 firstly, and fixed two gears 3 on the underprop 30 by shaft 31.

Two gears 3 occlude with the tooth 43 on the sliders 4 separately.

Two sliders 4 locate in the runners 41 of underpan 78 correspondingly, a shown on Figure 6, runners 41 of underpan 78 consist from the "JL" shape components fixed on below the underpan 78, sliders 4 slide through those IL" shape components. A spring 42 connects between each slider 4 and runner 41.

Two slide gear slices 5 are fixed on the outer part of the two sliders 4, i.e. the part remote from platform 32. The two ends of each slide gear slice 5 drive the ordinary gear train 6 fixed on the shaft 7.

A total of 4 shafts 7 lay on the four corners of underpan 78 as shown on Figure 5. In order to avoid any influences from other components, the four shafts 7 are covered by spindles 2.

The two conveyers 9 supporting the shoes' covers (not shown on the Figure) install on the matching shafts 7, in which the covered springs 91 help to carry the conveyers 9 to the top, and the topmost spacers 18 locate on the top of shaft 7, it use to stop emerging of shoes' cover and release it by deflexion.

When pm-use preparing, the present device ready for use, put stacks of shoes' cover on the four shafts 7 or spindles 2, let the conveyer 9 carry them to the top, at this moment, spacer 18 cover on the shoes' covers to keep them from being emerged.

Whenever you want to wear the shoes' cover, put your foot on the footplate 32, press it down forcibly, make footplate 32 driving gear running around shaft 31 via pivot 23, drive slider 4 forwarding towards outside of underpan 78 by overcoming the pull of spring 42, at the same time, the slide gear slide 5 outwards moving as well. The tooth of slide gear slice 5 drive the ordinary gear train 6, and lead to the running of shaft 7, result in the deflexion of the spacer 18 which located on the top of the shaft 7.

Thus, the shoes' cover is released from its stopper, dap out by the power of spring 91 and conveyer 9, snap to the foot automatically, convenient and sanitary.

When step away, the footplate 32 loss pressure, make the gear 3 running back.

Sliders 4 and slide gear slice 5 replaced under the function of spring 42, drive the ordinary gear train 6 and shaft 7 running back, bring the spacer 18 back to cover on top of shoes' covers, keep them from emerging. Meanwhile, the spring 91 and conveyer 9 prop up the rest of shoes' covers for next wearing.

Figure 7 shows a side view of a detail of the device of Figure 3, in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. Conveyors 9 positioned adjacent the top of spindles 2, with the springs 1 extending between. Figure 4 also shows the platform 32 positioned on a column 35.

Figure 8 shows an end view of the device of Figure 7, clearly showing one conveyor 9 in position at the top of spindles 2. Bolts 27 are also shown, fixing the conveyors 9 in place at one end of the underpan 78. A lever 26 is shown at a mid-point of the conveyor 9, the lever operative to control a hook 59. With the bar adjacent the underpan 78 the hook 59 engages with the underpan to secure the bar in place adjacent the underpan, and compress the springs 1. The lever 26 is conventional, pressure on one part of the lever 26 releasing the engagement of the hook with the underpan, allowing action of the springs 1 to urge the conveyor 9 away from the underpan 78 and towards the top of the spindles 2.

Figure 9 shows a detail of the device showing the hydraulic mechanism underneath the base area 40. The mechanism includes an oil cylinder 76, positioned adjacent the pillar supporting the platform 32 and adjacent the base area 40 and underpan 78, and connected to pipes 74 which extend from the oil cylinder 76, in a direction parallel to the long sides of the base area 40 to respective arrangements 17, positioned one at each end of the base 40.

Each arrangement 17 engages with a respective flat rectangular slide gear slice 5 which has two long sides and two short ends, the long sides extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the pipes 74 and parallel to the underpan 78. Slide gear slice 5 extends between each pair of spindles 2 positioned at respective ends of the base area 40 and engages with each spindle via engagement means. In one embodiment the engagement means comprises teeth positioned along the short ends of each slice 5 which engage with a corresponding geared portion on each spindle.

As can be seen in Figure 9 a pair of springs 19 are provided to each slice 5, securing the slice 5 adjacent the underpan 78, the springs positioned along the long side of the slide gear slice 5 such that the springs 19 act to fix each slice 5 in place.

Figures 10 (a) and (b) show details of a portion of each spindle 2, in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention. In particular, figure 10 (a) shows a detail of a top portion of a spindle, from which it can be seen that each spindle includes an outer cylinder. The outer cylinder includes an open top to receive the spindle, and further includes an indented rim. The spindle includes an enlarged top portion with a raised edge, the enlarged top portion provided to cover the opening of the outer cylinder and positioned such that the raised edge is aligned with the indented rim. The spindle is rotatable, in relation to the outer cylinder, about the longitudinal axes of the spindle, by engagement of the teeth on the slide gear slice 5 and the gears 8 adjacent the base of the spindle (shown in Figure 9).

Figure 10(b) shows the outer cylinder and spindle of Figure 10(a) with the spindle rotated about the spindles' longitudinal axis such that the raised edge of the spindle is no longer aligned with the indented rim of the outer cylinder, the edge of the spindle pinching off the space at the top of the indented portion, adjacent the raised edge of the spindle.

Figure 11 shows the device according to one embodiment with an overshoe 81 mounted on the spindles. As can be seen the overshoe is conventional and includes a plastics sheet with an elasticated outer edge. In the present case four loops are attached at intervals around the elasticated outer edge and Figure 12 shows a detail of one such loop 68 suitable for use with the present device. The loop 68 is oval and includes a spike or peg 69 directed inwardly towards the centre of the loop.

Each loop is mounted over the top of a respective spindle 2 such that the peg 69 engages with the indented portion of the outer cylinder, with the elastic outer edge of the plastics sheet stretched taut and the plastics sheet extending over the area of the base area 40, a centre of the plastics sheet covering the platform 32. Each conveyor 9 is urged upwardly from the base of the device by action of the springs 1, such that a peg 69 positioned within the indented portion is urged against the raised edge of the spindle, and each loop is secured in position on the spindle. The peg of the top-most loop sits proud of the top of the outer cylinder and urges against the raised lip of the spindle. Several plastics sheets may be mounted on the device, with the pegs of the loops of respective sheets positioned in the indented portion of respective spindles and held in place by the conveyor 9. The device can accommodate many plastics sheets such that there is insufficient room in the indented portion for all the pegs, in which case the extra loops and pegs are held in place on the outer cylinder below the indented portion. The conveyor 9 then acts directly against the bottom loop to urge all the loops upward, securing the top-most loop and peg in position at the top of the spindle.

Figures 7 and 8 show a device in accordance with the second embodiment including underpan 78, footplate 32, oil cylinder 76 and 114, oil cylinder axes 115 and 116, slide gear slice 5, gear 8, spindles 2, spacer 10, conveyer 9, and spring 1.

Footplate 32 rivet on the top of the vertical oil cylinder 76 by bolt. The oil cylinder 76 which connecting with correlative oil cylinder axes 115 rivet on underpan 78 by bolt vertically.

The other two oil cylinders 114 rivet on the bottom side of underpan 78 by stator 82 horizontally, as shown in Figure 7. The vertical oil cylinder 76 connect with horizontal oil cylinder 114 by vitta 74.

Two slide gear slides 5 lay on the top of the two horizontal oil cylinder axes 116 which co-operate with the two horizontal oil cylinders 114. Two slide gear slices 5 connect with underpan 78 by springs 19 (each slide gear slice 5 comes with two springs 19, in order to provide a stable replacement). The two sides of each slide gear slice 5 joggle driving a gear 8. Gear 8 fix on the spindle 2.

Totally 4 spindles 2 rivet on the underpan 78, lay around the footplate 32.

Two conveyers 9 supporting the shoes' covers (not shown on the Figure) install on the matching spindles 2 separately, spring I set on the spindle 2, the two sides of this spring I prop between the underpan 78 (or spacer) and conveyer 9, prop up the conveyer 9 all the time, and the shoes' covers, as well. (not shown on the Figure).

Spacer 10 lay on the top of the spindle 2. Spacer 18 used to stop emerging of shoes' covers, but it releases such stop after deflexion. Spacers 18 come in wafer shape which can get through the fixed hole on shoes' covers. The edge of spacer 18 form a passing stopper to match the correlative jag on the brim of shoes' cover.

When pre-use preparing, our new pattern ready for use, put stacks of shoes' cover on the four spindles 2, let the conveyer 9 carry them to the top, at this moment, spacer 18 stagger the fixed hole on the shoes' covers, and stopper cover on the shoes' covers to keep them from being emerged.

Whenever you want to wear the shoes' cover, put your foot on the footplate 32, press it down forcibly, make footplate 32 downforwards, drive the vertical oil cylinder axes down, so that the oil inside oil cylinder 76 flow into oil cylinders 114 via vitta 74, and the correlative oil cylinder axes 116 push two slide gear slices 5 forwarding towards outside of underpan 78 by overcoming the pull of spring 19 meanwhile, slide gear slice 5 drives gear 8 running, it also brings the spindle 2 running and lead the topmost spaces 18 deflexion, the stopper stagger to match the fixed hole on the shoes' covers, thus, the shoes' cover is released from its stopper, dap out by the power of spring 1 and conveyer 9, snap to the foot automatically, convenient and sanitary.

Moreover, it saves labour, lower the frictional resistance and noise, movement stable.

When step away, the footplate 32 loss pressure, slide gear slice 5 replaced under the function of spring 19 push the oil cylinder axes 116 back into horizontal oil cylinder 114, let the oil inside oil cylinder 114 flow back to vertical oil cylinder 76 via vitta 74, forward the vertical oil cylinder axes 115 upward, replace the footplate 32 accordingly. At the same time, replaced slide gear slices 5 drive the gears 8 and spindles 2 running back, bring the spacer 18 back to cover on top of shoes' covers, keep them from emerging, meanwhile, the spring I and conveyor 9 prop up the rest of shoes' covers for next wearing.

The purpose of the first embodiment of the present invention is to provide an improved configuration for shoes' cover dispenser with simple structure and stable movement.

In order to reach the above goal, our solution is: Improved structure for overshoes equipment, including underpan, footplate, gear, slider, slide gear slice, ordinary gear train, shaft, spindle, spacer, conveyer and spring.

Footplate connect with two gears by pivot, while the gears which drive the sliders moving are fixed on the middle of underpan, the two sliders locate on the runners of underpan, each sliders connect with runner by spring, a slide gear slice rivet on the outer part of each slider. The two ends of the slide gear slice drive the ordinary gear train on the shaft, total 4 spindles lay on the 4 corners of underpan. The 2 conveyers supporting the shoes' covers install on the matching spindles, in which springs help to carry the conveyers to the top, and the topmost spacers stop emerging of shoe's cover.

The above mentioned footplate fix on retaining plate, two horizontal openings lay right below it. The correlative pivot fixed on the gear through the openings.

The above mentioned four shafts covered by spindles, while spindles covered by springs, which supporting the conveyers all the time.

After adapting the above configuration, while using our pattern, put stacks of shoes' cover on the 4 spindles, let the conveyer carry them to the top, spacer keep them from being emerged. Whenever you want to wear the shoes' cover, put your foot on the footplate, press it down forcibly, the downgoing footplate drives the gear slices, then push the sliders forwarding towards outside of underpan by overcoming the pull of spring. Meanwhile, sliders bring the same movement for slide gear slice, which drives gear and correlative shaft running, and lead the topmost spacers deflexion, thus the shoes' cover is released from its stopper, dap out by the power of spring and conveyer, snap to the foot automatically, convenient and sanitary.

When step away, the footplate loss pressure, sliders replaced under the function of spring, and it result in the slide gear slice replaced slide gear slices drive the gears and shafts running back, bring the spacer back to cover on top of shoes' covers, keep them from emerging. Meanwhile, the spring and conveyer prop up the rest of shoes' cover for next wearing.

Obviously, the driving structure between footplate and spacer of our new pattern includes only two sets of gears, sliders, slide gear slices, shafts, simple structure, easy assembling, stability, all those advantages really bring us an absolute better improved overshoes equipment.

In order to provide a solution to the problems discussed, the arrangement of the second embodiment of the present invention includes oil pressure overshoes equipment, including underpan, footplate, oil cylinder, oil cylinder axes, slide gear slice, gear, spindle, spacer, conveyer & spring. Footplate rivet on the top of the vertical oil cylinder. Two slide gear slices connect with underpan by spring, and rivet on the top of the horizontal oil cylinder axes, while the cooperated oil cylinder fix on the underpan separately, and connect with the vertical cylinder by vitta. The two ends of the slide gear slice drive the gear on the spindle, total 4 spindles lay on the 4 corners of underpan. The 2 conveyers supporting the shoes' covers install on the matching spindles, in which springs help to carry the conveyers to the top, and the topmost spacers stop emerging of shoes' cover.

The above mentioned spacers come in wafer shape. The edge of spacer form a passing stopper to match the correlative jag on the brim of shoes' cover.

After adapting the above configuration, while using our pattern,put stacks of shoes' cover on the 4 spindles, let the conveyer carry them to the top, spacer keep them from being emerged. Whenever you want to wear the shoes cover, put your foot on the footplate, press it down forcibly, drive the vertical oil cylinder axes down, so that the inside oil flow into the horizontal oil cylinders via vitta, and the correlative horizontal oil cylinder axes push 2 slide gear slices forwarding towards outside of underpan by overcoming the pull of sprmg. Meanwhile, slide gear slice drives gear running, it also brings the spindle running and lead the topmost spaces deflexion, thus, the shoes's cover is released from its stopper, dap out by the power of spring and conveyer, snap to the foot automatically, convenient & sanitary.

When step away, the footplate loss pressure, slide gear slice replaced under the function of spring, push the oil cylinder axes back into horizontal oil cylinder, let the inside oil flow back to vertical oil cylinder via vitta, forward the vertical oil cylinder axes upward, replace the footplate accordingly. At the same time, replaced slide gear slices drive the gears and spindles running back, bring the spacer back to cover on top of shoes' covers, keep them from emerging. Meanwhile, the spring and conveyer prop up the rest of shoes' covers for next wearing.

Obviously, instead of the traditional mechanical driving, our new pattern adapt oil pressure driving between footplate and slide gear slice, simple structure, easy assembling, lower frictional resistance, labour saving, stability, lower noise, all those advantages really bring us an absolute better improved overshoes equipment.

In use, with at least one plastics sheet mounted on the device, with each loop retained on a respective spindle and the sheet extending over the base area 40 covering the platform 32, a user may place a foot on the platform 32. With weight exerted against the platform 32 towards the base area 40, the platform 32 is urged in a downwardly direction towards the base area 40, compressing fluid such as oil in the cylinder 76 and urging the oil along the pipes 74. Slide gear slices 5 are thereby urged away from the centre of the base area 40, against the pull of the springs 19, the teeth 60 on short ends of each slide gear slice 5 co-operating with the gears 8 on respective spindles 2 to rotate the spindles around the long axis of the spindles.

As each spindle rotates with respect to the outer cylinder, the peg 69 of each loop is urged towards a side of the indented portion of the outer cylinder, however, as the peg sits proud of the indented portion and is held in place by the conveyor 9, when the spindle rotates the peg is pulled with the raised lip and away from the conveyor 9 holding any remaining loops in place. The peg is thereby released from its fixing on the spindle. Each of the four loops are urged off the spindles simultaneously, and the outer edge of the plastics sheet, released from its taut orientation, pulls the overshoe over the foot on the platform 32.

The foot placed on the platform, urging the platform towards the base 41, is thereby enveloped by the plastics sheet, with the elastic outer edge surrounding the ankle of the foot.

With the foot removed from the platform, springs 19 pull respective slide gear slices 5 back into the rest position, during this process engaging teeth 60 with gears 8 of respective spindles and rotating said spindles such that the raised lip of the spindle re-aligns with the indented portion of the outer cylinder. The pegs of loops of a successive plastics sheet are thereby urged into position against the raised lip in the indented portion ready to be released by the next foot placed on the platform 32.

The device of Figure 3 fits conveniently within the boxes shown on Figures 1 and 2, and the boxes of Figures 1 and 2 can fit conveniently within a zip-able carry case.

The device can therefore easily be situated adjacent an entry point to a sensitive area, and may be placed there permanently or may be movable as desired. The device is simple, convenient, and easy to use. The minimal use of springs renders the arrangement robust to deal with a variety of forces which may be employed to acquire an overshoe and may therefore be suitable for all ages and weights of people who may need to be shod thus.

The invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiments. For example, the device may not be provided with a container 50. Levers 26 may not be present on the conveyers 9 but other means may be provided to secure the conveyer to the underpan. The oil cylinder 76 may be positioned within the pillar supporting the platform 32 or otherwise positioned such that movement of the platform directly or indirectly influences and acts on the oil cylinder 76. Engagement means for engaging the slide gear slice and the spindle may include springs, or engagements means other than cooperating gears. The spindles may be replaced by other means to engage with a shoe cover portion and engage with gears to move responsive to said platform movement, for example rods may replace the spindles and may move responsive to the platform movement in a manner different from rotating, for example the rods may move vertically in a plane. There may be four spindles, as shown in the figures, or there may be more or less than four spindles, such as one, two, three or more than four. The container may not be rectangular. The base plate may not be rectangular.

The rod or spindles may not be attached to corners of the underpan. Springs may not be provided between the conveyer and the underpan, means such as a resilient material or other means may be used.

The device may not include conveyers, but may include other means to urge any shoe cover portion upwardly on said rods or spindles. Bolts may not be provided on the underpan to provide a guide for the conveyers.

The slide gear slice may be a shape other than a flat rectangular shape with two long sides and two short ends. There may be more or less than two springs securing the slide gear slice adjacent underpan 78, or other means may be adapted to so secure the slide gear slice. The top portion of each spindle and outer cylinder may include means other than a raised edge and indented portion to releasably secure a shoe cover portion to the spindle.

The outer shoe may not have an elasticated edge but may, for example, be an elasticated sheet or may otherwise be urged to envelope a shoe on the platform when released from the rods or spindles. The loop provided on the overshoe may be a shape other than an oval and may include engagement means other than a peg.

Claims (41)

1. A dispenser, comprising: a moveable platform, at least one spindle, each said spindle including engagement means for engaging a shoe cover, means to couple said platform and said at least one spindle, the arrangement being such that each of said at least one spindle is movable responsive to movement of said platform.

2. A dispenser in accordance with claim 1 wherein said platform is movable in a vertical direction.

3. A dispenser in accordance with claim I wherein there are at least two spindles.

4. A dispenser in accordance with claim 1 wherein there are at least three spindles.

5. A dispenser in accordance with claim 1 wherein there are at least four spindles.

6. A dispenser in accordance with any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said spindle is rotatably movable.

7. A dispenser in accordance with any one of claims 1-6 wherein said coupling means includes gears.

8. A dispenser in accordance with claim 7 wherein said platform is engageable with a first geared portion of said coupling means, said first geared portion moveable responsive to vertical movement of said platform to rotatably engage with a second geared portion of said coupling means, said responsive movement urging the second geared portion to move relative to said platform.

9. A dispenser in accordance with claim 7 or claim 8 wherein said spindles include a geared portion engageable with said geared coupling means.

10. A dispenser in accordance with claim 9 wherein movement of said second geared portion urges said movable spindle portion to rotate.

11. A dispenser in accordance with claim 10 wherein said second geared portion is coupled to gears on each spindle such that movement of said second geared portion urges said spindles to rotate.

12. A dispenser in accordance with claim 7 or claim 9 when dependent on claim 8, wherein said coupling means further includes hydraulic means.

13. A dispenser in accordance with claim 12 wherein said hydraulic means includes a container for a fluid, coupled to said platform, the arrangement being such that vertical movement of said platform varies the internal volume of the container.

14. A dispenser in accordance with claim 13 wherein said hydraulic means further includes pipes engageable with a geared portion.

15. A dispenser in accordance with claim 14 wherein said geared portion is a slide gear slice with two long sides and two short ends, wherein said short ends include teeth.

16. A dispenser in accordance with claim 15 wherein said teeth co-operate with said gears on said spindles.

17. A dispenser in accordance with claim 16 wherein vertical movement of said platform influences fluid in said container and pipes, such that said engagement of said slide gear slice and said hydraulic means urges said spindles to rotate.

18. A dispenser in accordance with any one of claims 1-17 wherein with a portion of a shoe cover mounted on said spindle and engaged with said spindle engagement means said shoe cover is securely retained on said spindle.

19. A dispenser in accordance with claim 18 wherein with a portion of a shoe cover securely retained on each spindle, vertical movement of said platform rotatably moves said spindle and said spindle engagement means, releasing said retained shoe cover.

20. A dispenser in accordance with claim 19 wherein said spindle includes an outer cylinder.

21. A dispenser in accordance with claim 20 wherein said engagement means comprises an indented rim on said outer cylinder and a raised edge on a top of said spindle.

22. A dispenser in accordance with claim 21 wherein at rest said raised edge is in alignment with said indented rim.

23. A dispenser in accordance with claim 22 wherein with said shoe cover mounted on said spindle a portion of said shoe cover engages with said engagement means.

24. A dispenser in accordance with claim 23 wherein a portion of said shoe cover is retained within said indented portion.

25. A dispenser in accordance with claim 24 wherein movement of said spindle moves said raised edge out of alignment with said indented rim, urging said shoe cover portion out of said indented portion thereby releasing said shoe portion.

26. A dispenser in accordance with claim 25 wherein said shoe portion is released from each spindle simultaneously.

27. A dispenser in accordance with claim 26 wherein with a portion of a shoe cover mounting each spindle, vertical movement of said platform from a first position rotatably moves each spindle and thereby each spindle engagement means, thereby releasing each shoe cover portion from each spindle.

28. A dispenser in accordance with claim 27 wherein movement of said platform returning said platform to said first position rotatably returns each spindle to its unrotated position.

29. A dispenser in accordance with claim 27 wherein said vertical platform movement occurs responsive to a foot urging against said platform, said released shoe cover enveloping said foot.

30. A dispenser in accordance with claim 28 wherein said platform movement is responsive to removal of a foot placed on said platform.

31. A dispenser in accordance with any one of the preceding claims mounting a shoe cover.

32. A dispenser in accordance with claim 31 wherein said mounted shoe cover has an elasticated edge.

33. A shoe cover dispenser including the features of any one of the previous claims.

34. A method of covering a shoe with a shoe cover utilising the device of the previous claims.

35. Oil pressure, overshoes equipment, it characterize: including undcrpan, footplate, oil cylinder, oil cylinder axes, slide gear slice, gear, spindle, spacer, conveyer and spring. Footplate rivet on the top of the vertical oil cylinder. Two slide gear slices connect with underpan by spring, and rivet on the top of the horizontal oil cylinder axes, while the cooperated oil cylinder fix on the underpan separately, and connect with the vertical cylinder by vitta. The two ends of the slide gear slice drive the gear on the spindle, total 4 spindles layer on the 4 corners of the underpan the 2 conveyers supporting the shoes' covers install on the matching spindles, in which springs help to carry the conveyers to the top, and the topmost spacers stop emerging of shoes' cover.

36. Oil pressure overshoes equipment as described in claim 35, it characterizes: the above mentioned spacers come in wafer shape. The edge of spacers form a passing stopper to match the correlative jag on the brim of shoes' cover.

37. New improved structure of overshoes equipment, it characterize: including underpan, footplate, gear, slider, slide gear slice, ordinary gear train, shaft, spindle, spacer, conveyer & spring. footplate connect with two gears by pivot, while the gears which drive the sliders moving are fixed on the middle of underpan, the two sliders locate on the runners of underpan,each sliders connect with runner by spring, a slide gear slice rivet on the outer part of each slider, the two ends of the slide gear slice drive the ordinary gear train on the shaft, total 4 spindles lay on the 4 corners of underpan the 2 conveyers supporting the shoes' covers install on the matching spindles, in which springs help to carry the conveyers to the top, and the topmost spacers stop emerging of shoes' cover.

38. New improved structure of overshoes equipment as described in point 1, it characterize: footplate fix on retaining plate, two horizontal openings lay right below it.the correlative pivot fixed on the gear through the openings.

39. New improved structure of overshoes equipment as described in claim 37, it characterize: footplate fix on retaining plate,two horizontal openings lay right below it the correlative pivot fixed on the gear through the openings.

40. A dispenser substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

41. A dispenser substantially as herein described with reference to the

accompanying description.