WO2010087788A4

WO2010087788A4 - Footwear cleaning system with flexible lids

Info

Publication number: WO2010087788A4
Application number: PCT/TR2010/000016
Authority: WO
Inventors: Nursel Yildirim
Original assignee: Nursel Yildirim
Priority date: 2009-01-30
Filing date: 2010-01-29
Publication date: 2010-09-23
Also published as: WO2010087788A1; TR200900720A2

Abstract

The footwear cleaning system enables people to live indoors without taking their shoes off, which requires the shoes to be kept clean by removal of the sticking materials like mud, dirt and microorganisms by means of high pressure and a small amount of antiseptic water/liquid, and by mechanic cleaning in a short time. The system is placed in a case (1) in door mat size, and cleans the shoes without them being taken off; both feet (shoes) are placed on a pressing surface in the middle of this case. After mechanic and liquid/water cleaning process, the shoes are subject to a dehumidifying process in the same case. At the end of the processes concerned, the shoes are ready to be worn indoors.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 09 AUG 2010 (09.08.2010)CLAIMS

1 . Claim 1 is replaced by :

The invention relates to a shoe bottom cleaning system which cleans shoe soles and side surfaces by spraying pressured water or liquid or vapor from bottom to the shoe sole together with mechanical rotating brushing,

2. Claim 2 is replaced by :

A system according to claim 1 whereby it includes lids (21 ) having flexible surfaces which curtaining sprayed pressured water or liquid or vapor from beside or inside of brush shaft to upwards around the shoes.

3. Claim 3 replaced by:

A system according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 2 which has a flexible structure and material which shrink like a closed umbrella and when the lids (21 ) are unrolled in order to provide water/liquid/vapor tightness between the edges of shoe - lid and edges that contact each other as an opened umbrella when closed and foldable from the places that contact to shoe sides.

4. Claim 4 is replaced by:

A system according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 3 wherein the lids (21) are being manufactured in triangle, rectangle and polygon shapes regarding unroll status.

5. Claim 5 is cancelled.

6. Claim 6 is cancelled.

7. Claim 7 is replaced by:

A system according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 6 having a feature wherein shoe support bars (14) are located in parallel lines vertical to shoe length where the shoe supports in the same lines deflect same level according to shoe sole's slope thus, making all shoe supports touch to shoe soles in a manner having an equal slope with shoe soles . 8 Claim 8 is replaced by

A system according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 7 wherein the feature of being automatically adjustable of each brush shaft located under 5 the shoe in parallel lines and makes washing-cleaning process by both turning and moving forward-back along with the shaft axis by enabling the supporting of this shaft by left (5) and right (9) end corner supports and letting it to clean by approaching in comply with the curves that is; curve of bottom surface of shoe by means of the spring mechanism within these supports H)

9 Claim 9 is replaced by

A system according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 8 characterized in that the system comprises a mechanic cleaning function in circular brushing, transmitting the turning motion in the electric motor (10) to the brush is shaft (16) coupled to the motor or taking this turning motion from a motor not coupled to the brush shaft, but via mechanisms of belt-pulley or chain or gear

10 Claim 10 is replaced by:

A system according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 9 whereby spray 0 action of liquid or water or vapor JS made from the holes of the brush shaft for low or high pressure washing and also from the holes placed on the cap of the lid (22) found on the lid supports (14) in^' addition to those holes found on brush shafts (16)