Shoe cleaning device

1 . A shoe cleaning device comprising:

an enclosure, a cleaning solution dispenser, and an air dryer system;

wherein the shoe cleaning device is placed adjacent to an entrance of a building and is adapted to clean shoes to prevent tracking debris into the building;

wherein a pair of shoe cavities on the enclosure is adapted for a user to step into such that the cleaning solution dispenser dispenses a cleaning solution on outsoles of the shoes;

wherein the air dryer system blows air onto the shoes to dry the shoes;

wherein the cleaning solution dispenser is activated by downward pressure and the air dryer system is adapted to be activated by tapping a pressure sensor with a toe.

2 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 1

wherein the pair of shoe cavities on the enclosure comprises a left shoe cavity for receiving a user's left shoe and a right shoe cavity for receiving a user's right shoe;

wherein an individual shoe cavity selected from the left shoe cavity and the right shoe cavity comprises a rectangular slot on a top of the enclosure that opens to a proximal side of the enclosure and is closed on a distal side of the enclosure such that an individual shoe is pushed into the individual shoe cavity horizontally from the proximal side of the enclosure.

3 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 2

wherein the left shoe cavity comprises a left brush located at a distal end of the left shoe cavity;

wherein the left brush is adapted to brush a bottom and sides of the user's left shoe as the user's left shoe is moved over the left brush;

wherein the right shoe cavity comprises a right brush located at a distal end of the right shoe cavity;

wherein the right brush is adapted to brush a bottom and sides of the user's right shoe as the user's right shoe is moved over the right brush.

4 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 3

wherein the enclosure comprises a battery compartment that houses one or more batteries that power the cleaning solution dispenser and the air dryer system when an ON/OFF control is on an ON position;

wherein the one or more batteries are accessible by removing a battery access door that covers the battery compartment.

5 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 4

wherein the cleaning solution dispenser dispenses the cleaning solution onto outsoles of the shoes;

wherein the shoes are positioned in the pair of shoe cavities while being worn and the cleaning solution dispenser is activated by applying downward pressure to a left pressure sensor, a right pressure sensor, or both;

wherein the cleaning solution dispenser comprises a pump that pumps the cleaning solution from a cleaning solution reservoir to a left plurality of nozzles and to a right plurality of nozzles via internal tubing;

wherein the left plurality of nozzles are located on a bottom of the left shoe cavity and are oriented to dispense the cleaning solution upward onto the user's left shoe;

wherein the right plurality of nozzles are located on a bottom of the right shoe cavity and are oriented to dispense the cleaning solution upward onto the user's right shoe.

6 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 5

wherein each of the left plurality of nozzles and the right plurality of nozzles comprise one or more apertures to introduce air into the cleaning solution as the cleaning solution is dispensed such that an antiseptic foam cleaner is placed into the cleaning solution reservoir as a liquid and is applied to the outsoles as a foam.

7 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 6

wherein the cleaning solution reservoir is a container configured to hold a supply of the cleaning solution;

wherein the cleaning solution reservoir comprises a cap that is accessible on an exterior of the enclosure;

wherein the cap is opened to refill the cleaning solution reservoir.

8 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 7

wherein the pump moves the cleaning solution from the cleaning solution reservoir to the left plurality of nozzles and the right plurality of nozzles;

wherein the pump is electromechanical and comprises an internal motor that is energized by an application of an electrical potential to the pump.

9 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 8

wherein the left pressure sensor is located beneath the left brush and the right pressure sensor is located beneath the right brush.

10 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 9

wherein the air dryer system comprises a left air dryer and a right air dryer;

wherein the left air dryer is configured to blow air over the user's left shoe in order to dry the user's left shoe;

wherein the right air dryer is configured to blow air over the user's right shoe in order to dry the user's right shoe;

wherein the left air dryer and the right air dryer operate independently.

11 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 10

wherein the left air dryer comprises a left air blower that blows air over the user's left shoe when the left air blower is activated;

wherein the left air blower draws air in through a left air intake vent and pumps the air to a left outside shoe vent and to a left inside shoe vent via left air ductwork;

wherein the left air intake vent is accessible on the exterior of the enclosure.

12 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 11

wherein the left outside shoe vent is positioned on the side of the left shoe cavity adjacent to an outside of the user's left shoe;

wherein the left inside shoe vent is positioned on a side of the left shoe cavity adjacent to an inside of the user's left shoe.

13 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 12

wherein the left air blower is activated by tapping a left kick;

wherein the left kick plate contacts a left blower control to complete an electrical circuit that energizes the left air blower.

14 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 13

wherein the right air dryer comprises a right air blower that blows air over the user's right shoe when the right air blower is activated;

wherein the right air blower draws air in through a right air intake vent and pumps the air to a right outside shoe vent and to a right inside shoe vent via right air ductwork;

wherein the right air intake vent is accessible on an exterior of the enclosure.

15 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 14

wherein the right outside shoe vent is positioned on a side of the right shoe cavity adjacent to the outside of the user's right shoe;

wherein the right inside shoe vent is positioned on a side of the right shoe cavity adjacent to an inside of the user's right shoe.

16 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 15

wherein the right air blower is activated by tapping a right kick plate;

wherein the right kick plate contacts a right blower control to complete an electrical circuit that energizes the right air blower.

17 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 16

wherein the left air blower and the right air blower are air moving devices that move air using a rotating impeller, spinning fan blades, or any combination thereof.

18 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 16

wherein an individual blower control selected from the left blower control and the right blower control is a momentary contact switch.

19 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 16

wherein a control circuit controls a sequencing and timing of operation of the shoe cleaning device.

20 . The shoe cleaning device according to claim 19

wherein the control circuit receives electrical signals from the left blower control and/or the right blower control, energizes the left air blower and/or the right air blower, and de-energizes the left air blower and/or the right air blower after a timed interval.