US20230248208A1

US20230248208A1 - Handheld Shoe Brush Assembly

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Publication number: US20230248208A1
Application number: US17/668,985
Authority: US
Inventors: Carlson Ituka
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2022-02-10
Filing date: 2022-02-10
Publication date: 2023-08-10

Abstract

A handheld shoe brush assembly for rotating brushes on a shoe to remove dirt and debris includes a handle. The handle has a switch coupled to an exterior surface. A power source is positioned within the handle. A shaft is coupled to the handle. A pole is nested within the shaft and can be retractable within a hollow interior of the shaft. Each brush of a pair of brushes has a shaft coupled to the pole. The shaft of each of the brushes has a hinge that can adjust the orientation of each of the brushes. A third brush is positioned parallel to the shaft and is positioned in between each of the brushes. A motor positioned within the pole rotates each of the brushes when power is supplied to the motor. A shoe of the user can be cleaned by placing the shoe in between each of the brushes.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to shoe cleaning devices and more particularly pertains to a new shoe cleaning device for rotating brushes on a shoe to remove dirt and debris.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to shoe cleaning devices. The prior art includes a variety of shoe cleaning devices with a plurality of brushes. Furthermore, the prior art relates to shoe cleaning devices held by the hand when in use. Know prior art lacks a shoe cleaning device comprising a plurality of motorized brushes coupled to a retractable arm whereby a pair of brushes can adjust from perpendicular to parallel relative to the show cleaning device.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a handle. The handle has an exterior surface and is made of rubber. A switch is coupled to the exterior surface and is in electric communication with a power source. The power source is positioned within an interior of the handle. A shaft is coupled to the handle. The shaft is configured for a pole to be retractable within the shaft. A pair of brushes having a shaft in the center of each of the brushes is coupled to the pole. The shaft of each of the brushes has a hinge. The hinge is configured for altering the position of each of the brushes relative to the pole. A third brush with a shaft being bent at a ninety degree angle is coupled to the pole and is positioned in between each of the brushes. Each of the brushes and the third brush are in electric communication with a motor. The motor is in electric communication with the switch. When turned on, the power source provides electric power through the switch. The switch sends the electric power to run the motor whereby the motor rotates the brushes.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side view of a handheld shoe brush assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a perspective top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is an alternate side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an alternate perspective top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is an alternate in use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 7 thereof, a new shoe cleaning device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 7 , the handheld shoe brush assembly 10 generally comprises a handle 12. The handle 12 has a cylindrical shape and an exterior surface 14 of the handle 12 is a rubber material 16. A switch 18 is coupled to the exterior surface 14 of the handle 12. The switch 18 is an actuator 20 that can either open or close the electric current that comes from a power source 22.
Furthermore, the power source 22 is located in an interior 24 of the handle 12. The power source 22 is a battery 26 that provides electric current through wiring 28. The power source 22 is in electric communication with the switch 18.
A shaft 30 has a distal end 32 and a proximal end 34 relative to the handle 12. The proximal end 34 is coupled to the handle 12 and the distal end 32 is an open end. The shaft 30 has a hollow interior 36 that defines a space for a variety of elements to be stored within. The distal end 32 of the shaft 30 has an indent 38. The indent 38 is the first portion of a telescoping fastener 40.
A pole 42 is nested within the hollow interior 36 of the shaft 30. The pole 42 has a distal end 44 and a proximal end 46 relative to the handle 12. The proximal end 46 is inserted into the shaft 30. The pole 42 is made of a rubber material 48. The rubber material 48 is abrasive whereby the rubber material retains from movement when in physical contact to a surface or element.
Furthermore, the rubber material 48 is the second portion of the telescopic fastener 40. The rubber material 48 is complementary to the indent 38 of the shaft 30 whereby the pole 42 is retained in a fixed position relative to the shaft 30 when the indent 38 of the shaft 30 is protruding into the rubber material 48.
A motor 50 is positioned in a hollow interior 52 of the pole 42. The motor 50 is connected to the switch 18 by wiring and is in electric communication to the switch 18. When the switch 18 opens the electric current from the power source 22, the motor 50 receives the electric current and runs.
Each brush 54 of a pair of brushes 54 has a cylindrical body. Each of the brushes 54 has a shaft 56 in a center 58 each of the brushes 54. The shaft 56 of each of the brushes 54 is coupled to the pole 42. The shaft 56 of each of the brushes 54 has a hinge 60. The hinge 60 is configured for altering the position of each of the brushes 54 from a perpendicular position 51 to a parallel position 53 relative to the pole 42.
A third brush 62 has a cylindrical body with a shaft 64 in the center 58 of the third brush 62. The shaft 64 of third brush 62 is coupled to the pole 42 and is positioned in between each of the brushes 54. The shaft 64 of the third brush 62 is bent at a ninety degree angle 65. Each of the brushes 54 and the third brush 62 has a plurality of bristles 66. Each of the bristles 66 is a plastic material 68.
The pair of brushes 64 and the third brush 62 are connected to the motor 50 by wiring and are in electric communication with the motor 50. After the switch 18 opens the electric current from the power source 22 to the motor 50, then the motor 50 rotates each of the brushes 64 and the third brush 62.
An alternate embodiment of the handheld shoe brush assembly 10 comprises the handle 12 lacking the switch 18 and the power source 22. The alternate embodiment is configured to be a manual assembly 70. The manual assembly can be configured to lack the shaft 30 whereby removing the telescopic fastener 40 as shown in FIG. 5 .
The manual assembly 70 has the pair of brushes 54 coupled to the pole 42. The motor 50 is absent from the hollow interior 52 of the pole 42. A first brush 54A of the pair of brushes 54 is in a fixed perpendicular position relative to the pole 42. The second brush 54B of the pair of brushes 54 in positioned concentric to the pole 42 whereby the pole 42 is coupled to the center 58 of the second brush 54B. The third brush 62 is absent.
In use, the user 11 positioned each of the brushes 54 in a perpendicular position 51 relative to the pole 42. The user 11 can adjust the length of the handheld shoe brush assembly 10 by moving the pole 42 within the shaft 30.
The user 11 uses the switch 18 to open the current from the power source 22 to the motor 50 whereby each of the brushes 54 and the third brush 62 begin to rotate. The shoe 13 of the user 11 is positioned in between each of the brushes 54 and each of the bristles 66 begins to remove the dirt and the debris from the shoe 13 as shown in FIG. 5 . When complete, the user 11 closes off the electric current using the switch 18.
The manual assembly 70 requires the user 11 to oscillate the pair of brushes 54 on the shoe 13 of the user 11 to remove the dirt and the debris as shown in FIG. 7 . The manual assembly 70 does not have the motor 50 whereby each of the brushes 54 remain in a fixed position relative to the pole 42.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. a rotating brush assembly comprising:

a handle, said handle having an exterior surface, a switch being coupled to said exterior surface, said handle having an interior, said interior defines a space whereby a power source is stored, said power source being a battery;

a shaft, said shaft having a distal end and a proximal end relative to said handle, said shaft having a hollow body, said proximal end being coupled to said handle;

a pole, said pole having a distal and a proximal end relative to said handle, said proximal end being nested within said hollow body of said shaft;

a motor, said motor being in electric communication to said switch, said motor being configured for being turned on when said switch opens electric current from said power source to said motor;

a pair of brushes, each of said brushes having a shaft, said shaft being positioned in a center of each of said brushes, said shaft being coupled to said pole, said shaft of each of said brushes having a hinge, said hinge being configured for altering the position of each of said brushes relative to said pole, each of said brushes being in electric communication with said motor, each of said brushes being configured for rotating when said switch opens power current to said motor; and

a third brush, said third brush having a shaft in a center of said third brush, said shaft being coupled to said pole, said third brush being positioned perpendicular relative each of said brushes, said third brush being in electric communication to said motor by said wire, said third brush being configured for rotating when said switch opens power current to said motor.

2. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said handle being a rubber material, said handle being a cylindrical shape.

3. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said switch being an actuator for opening or closing electric current through said switch.

4. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said power source being connected by a wire to said switch, said power source and said switch being in electric communication with each other.

5. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said shaft being a cylindrical body.

6. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said shaft being concentric with said handle.

7. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said distal end being an open end, said distal end having an indent, said indent being first portion of a telescoping fastener.

8. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said hollow body defines a space for a variety of elements can be stored.

9. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said pole being a cylindrical shape, said pole having a hollow interior, said hollow interior defines a space where a plurality of wires are stored.

10. The rotating brush assembly of claim 7, further comprising said pole being a rubber material, said rubber material being abrasive whereby retaining movement when in physical contact to a surface, said rubber material being a second portion of said telescoping fastener, said rubber material being complementary to said indent of said shaft, said indent of said shaft being configured for cambering into said rubber material of said pole whereby retaining said pole in a fixed position.

11. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said motor being positioned in said hollow interior of said pole.

12. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said motor being coupled to said switch by a wire.

13. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said pair of brushes being cylindrical shaped, each of said brushes being positioned perpendicular to said pole, each of said brushes having a plurality of bristles, each of said brushes being connected to said motor by a wire.

14. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising said third brush having a cylindrical shape, said shaft being bent at a ninety degree angle, said third brush being positioned in between each of said brushes, said third brush having said plurality of bristles.

15. The rotating brush assembly of claim 1, further comprising a manual assembly, said manual assembly having said handle and lacking said switch, said pair of brushes being coupled to said pole, each of said brushes being in a fixed positioned relative to said pole, a first brush of said pair of brushes being positioned perpendicular to said pole, a second brush of said pair of brushes being positioned concentric to said pole, said manual assembly being configured for the user to oscillate said pair of brushes on the shoe of the user.

16. A rotating brush assembly comprising:

a handle, said handle being a rubber material, said handle being a cylindrical shape, said handle having an exterior surface, a switch being coupled to said exterior surface, said switch being an actuator for opening or closing electric current through said switch, said handle having an interior, said interior defines a space whereby a power source is stored, said power source being a battery, said power source being connected by a wire to said switch, said power source and said switch being in electric communication with each other;

a shaft, said shaft being a cylindrical body, said shaft having a distal end and a proximal end relative to said handle, said proximal end being coupled to said handle, said shaft being concentric with said handle, said distal end being an open end, said distal end having an indent, said indent being first portion of a telescoping fastener, said shaft having a hollow body, said hollow body defines a space for a variety of elements can be stored;

a pole, said pole being a cylindrical shape, said pole having a distal and a proximal end relative to said handle, said proximal end being nested within said hollow body of said shaft, said pole having a hollow interior, said hollow interior defines a space where a plurality of wires are stored, said pole being a rubber material, said rubber material being abrasive whereby retaining movement when in physical contact to a surface, said rubber material being a second portion of said telescoping fastener, said rubber material being complementary to said indent of said shaft, said indent of said shaft being configured for cambering into said rubber material of said pole whereby retaining said pole in a fixed position;

a motor, said motor being positioned in said hollow interior of said pole, said motor being in electric communication to said switch, said motor being coupled to said switch by a wire, said motor being configured for being turned on when said switch opens electric current from said power source to said motor;

a pair of brushes, said pair of brushes being cylindrical shaped, each of said brushes being positioned perpendicular to said pole, each of said brushes having a shaft, said shaft being positioned in a center of each of said brushes, said shaft being coupled to said pole, said shaft of each of said brushes having a hinge, said hinge being configured for altering the position of each of said brushes relative to said pole, each of said brushes having a plurality of bristles, each of said brushes being in electric communication with said motor, each of said brushes being connected to said motor by a wire, each of said brushes being configured for rotating when said switch opens power current to said motor;

a third brush, said third brush having a cylindrical shape, said third brush having a shaft in a center of said third brush, said shaft being bent at a ninety degree angle, said shaft being coupled to said pole, said third brush being positioned perpendicular relative each of said brushes, said third brush being positioned in between each of said brushes, said third brush having said plurality of bristles, said third brush being in electric communication to said motor by said wire, said third brush being configured for rotating when said switch opens power current to said motor; and

a manual assembly, said manual assembly having said handle and lacking said switch, said pair of brushes being coupled to said pole, each of said brushes being in a fixed positioned relative to said pole, a first brush of said pair of brushes being positioned perpendicular to said pole, a second brush of said pair of brushes being positioned concentric to said pole, said manual assembly being configured for the user to oscillate said pair of brushes on the shoe of the user.