The disclosure relates to cleaning devices and more particularly pertains to a new cleaning device for inhibiting a pair of shoes from releasing dirt into an area.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing that may be positioned on a support surface. The housing has a pair of openings and each of the openings may have a pair of shoes placed therein while the shoes are worn. A dispensing unit is positioned within the housing and the dispensing unit includes a plurality of adhesive pads. The plurality of adhesive pads is aligned with the openings. A selected one of the adhesive pad adheres to a sole of the pair of shoes when the shoes are positioned within the openings. Thus, the adhesive pads inhibit the sole of the pair of shoes from releasing dirt into an area.
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.
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:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A dispensing unit 20 is positioned within the housing 12 and the dispensing unit 20 includes a plurality of adhesive pads 22. The plurality of adhesive pads 22 is aligned with the openings 16. Thus, a selected one of the adhesive pad 22 adheres to a sole 24 of the pair of shoes 18 when the shoes 18 are positioned within the openings 16. The adhesive pads 22 inhibit the sole 24 of the pair of shoes 18 from releasing dirt into an area. The area may comprise an interior of a home or the like.
The housing 12 has a bottom wall 26, a top wall 28 and a peripheral wall 30 extending between the bottom wall 26 and the top wall 28. The peripheral wall 30 has a front side 32 and a back side 34. The top wall 28 has each of the openings 16 extending therthrough and the openings 16 are spaced apart from each other. Each of the openings 16 extends substantially between the front side 32 and the back side 34. Each of the openings 16 has a bounding surface 36 and the bounding surface 36 of each of the openings 16 is continuous such that each of the openings 16 has an ovoid shape. The top wall 28 is hingedly coupled to the front side 32 and the top wall 28 is positionable in an open position to access an interior of the housing 12.
The housing 12 includes a pair of platforms 38 and each of the platforms 38 is positioned within the housing 12. Each of the platforms 38 has a top side 40. The top side 40 of each of the platforms 38 is aligned with an associated one of the openings 16. Thus, the top side 40 of each of the platforms 38 may be stood upon. The top side 40 of each of the platforms 38 is spaced from the top wall 28 of the housing 12.
The dispensing unit 20 comprises a first roller 42 that is rotatably coupled to the housing 12. The first roller 42 is positioned within an interior of the housing 12 and the first roller 42 is coextensive with the front side 32. A second roller 44 is rotatably coupled to the housing 12. The second roller 44 is positioned within the interior of the housing 12 and the second roller 44 is coextensive with the back side 34.
A pair of sheets 46 is provided and each of the sheets 46 is rolled around the second roller 44. The sheets 46 are spaced apart from each other such that each of the sheets 46 is aligned with and associated one of the openings 16. Each of the sheets 46 extends between the top side 40 of the platform 38 and the top wall 28 of the housing 12. Each of the sheets 46 extends across an entire length of the associated opening 16. Each of the sheets 46 is coupled to the first roller 42 and each of the sheets 46 has an upper surface 48 that is exposed in the associated opening 16.
Each of the plurality of adhesive pads 22 has a top surface 52 and a bottom surface 54. The top surface 52 of each of the adhesive pads 22 comprises an adhesive layer 55. Each of the adhesive pads 22 has a perforated section 56 and the perforated section 56 has a bounding surface 58. The bounding surface 58 of the perforated section 56 is continuous such that the perforated section 56 has an ovoid shape. The perforated section 56 is longitudinally divided into a first portion 60, a second portion 62 and a third portion 64. Each of the first portion 60, the second portion 62 and the third portion 64 of the perforated section accommodate a variety of sizes of the shoes.
The plurality of adhesive pads 22 comprise a first set 66 of the adhesive pads 22 and a second set 68 of the adhesive pads 22. The bottom surface 54 corresponding to first set of adhesive pads 66 is removably coupled to the upper surface 48 of an associated one of the sheets 46. Thus, the top surface 52 corresponding to the first set of adhesive pads 66 may be stepped upon. The adhesive layer 55 corresponding to the first set of adhesive pads 66 adhesively engages the sole 24 of an associated one of the shoes 18. The first set of adhesive pads 66 is distributed along the associated sheet 46.
The bottom surface 54 corresponding to second set of adhesive pads 68 is removably coupled to the upper surface 48 of an associated one of the sheets 46. Thus, the top surface 52 corresponding to the second set of adhesive pads 68 may be stepped upon. The adhesive layer 55 corresponding to the second set of adhesive pads 68 adhesively engages the sole 24 of an associated one of the shoes 18. The second set of adhesive pads 68 is distributed along the associated sheet 46. The shoes 18 may comprise any shoe worn on a user's feet.
A motor 70 is positioned within the housing 12 and the motor 70 is positioned adjacent to the first roller 42. The motor 70 may comprise an electrical motor or the like. A first gear 72 is rotatably coupled to the motor 70 and the motor 70 rotates the first gear 72 when the motor 70 is turned on. A second gear 74 is coupled to the first roller 42 such that the second gear 74 engages the first gear 72. The motor 70 rotates the first roller 42 such that each of the sheets 46 is selectively rolled onto the first roller 42 from the second roller 44.
A switch 76 is hingedly coupled to the housing 12 and the switch 76 may be manipulated. The switch 76 may be positioned on the back side 34 of the housing 12. The switch 76 is electrically coupled to the motor 70 such that the switch 76 turns the motor 70 on and off. The switch 76 may comprise a foot pedal or the like. The switch 76 actuates the motor 70 to rotate in a first direction such that the sheet 46 is rolled onto the first roller 42.
A button 78 is coupled to the housing 12 and the button 78 may be manipulated. The button 78 is electrically coupled to motor. The button 78 may be positioned on the front side 32 of the housing 12. A power supply 80 is positioned within the housing 12. The power supply 80 is electrically coupled to the switch 76. The power supply 80 comprises at least one battery 82.
In use, the housing 12 is positioned adjacent to an entry into the area. The user steps on the switch 76 to advance the perforated sections 56 of the adhesive pads 22 into the associated openings 16. The user steps into each of the openings 16 such that the adhesive layer 55 adhesively engages the sole 24 of the shoes 18. Each of the shoes 18 may be urged to frictionally engage the bounding surface 36 of the associated openings 16. Thus, the perforated sections 56 are wrapped upwardly along the shoes 18 if the perforated sections 56 are wider or longer than the shoes 18. The user steps out of each of the openings 16 and the perforated sections 56 are removed from the associated sheets 46.
The first portion 60, the second portion 62 and the third portion 64 of the perforated section 56 are removed with a maximum sized shoe 18. The first portion 60 and the second portion 62 are removed with a medium sized shoe 18. Only the first portion 60 is removed with a minimum sized shoe 18. The adhesive pads 22 on each of the shoes 18 inhibit the shoes 18 from getting the area dirty when the user walks in the area. The adhesive pads 22 are removable from the shoes 18 at any selected time.
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.