Device for cleaning shoes

Abstract

Device for cleaning objects comprising at least one brush body (2), characterized by that a base flange (3) is arranged on the brush body (2), in particular a base flange (3) is arranged at the end, that the brush body (2) has a central recess (11) into which a rod (12) is inserted from an end of the brush body (2) opposite the base flange (3), and that the rod (12) carries a housing (1) which can be placed over the brush body (2).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a device for cleaning shoes and other objects comprising at least one brush body.

[0002] When entering, for example, a motorhome or building, it is often necessary to clean shoes to avoid spreading dirt from the surroundings inside. However, a particular challenge with motorhomes and other vehicles is that doormats are only partially suitable, as the ground beneath a parking space is often unpaved. The familiar doormats quickly become dirty and therefore unusable. Possible alternatives usually require the use of hands, which makes them impractical, at least for someone carrying an object.

[0003] The object of the invention is therefore to provide a device with which the aforementioned disadvantages are eliminated and, for example, shoes can be wiped down or cleaned when entering a motorhome without having to use the hands.

[0004] This problem is solved with a device having the features of claim 1. Further developments and advantageous embodiments are specified in the subordinate claims.

[0005] The device for cleaning shoes and other objects, comprising at least one brush body, is characterized according to the invention in that a base flange is arranged on the brush body, in particular a base flange is arranged at one end, that the brush body has a central recess into which a rod is inserted from an end of the brush body opposite the base flange, and that the rod carries a housing that can be placed over the brush body. The connection between the base flange and the housing allows the device to be easily attached to a vehicle, for example, to a step, a drawbar, or a frame of the vehicle. This allows the device to be used at any time, regardless of the vehicle's surroundings, without further preparation. The housing then protects the brush body from contamination when not in use.

[0006] To secure the housing in its closed position when the device is not in use, a first embodiment provides that the base flange has at least one magnet which secures the rod together with the housing to the base flange in a closed position of the device such that the housing contacts the base flange. In a further embodiment, the magnet is positively locked in the base flange to position the rod and the housing relative to the base flange in a predetermined manner by means of the magnetic force.

[0007] Following further training, the rod is made of metal, at least in sections, so that it is attracted to the magnet when a defined distance is undershot.

[0008] To enable easy opening and use of the device, a further development provides that the housing has a radially projecting widening, particularly a flange-like widening, at least in sections at the end opposite the base flange. A force can be applied against this projecting or flange-like widening, for example, by pushing the foot away from the base flange, in order to overcome the holding force of the magnet. The projecting or flange-like widening is advantageously dimensioned so that the housing can be opened with the foot even with considerable force. A flange-like design also has the advantage that it can be opened from all sides.

[0009] Following further development, the rod has at least one guide groove running lengthwise, which interacts with a stop that limits the rod's movement along its length. This ensures that the housing can only be moved a specific distance, corresponding to a maximum of the length of the guide groove along the rod.

[0010] To utilize the entire length of the guide groove, a further embodiment provides that the stop is located at an end of the brush body facing away from the base flange. This allows the brush body to be used across its entire length for cleaning shoes and other objects.

[0011] The stop can be easily formed by a setscrew that sits in a bore in the brush body. The setscrew is then positioned so that it engages in the guide groove.

[0012] Secure guidance of the rod within the recess is achieved by ensuring that the recess in the brush body, particularly along its length, maintains a constant width up to the end of the brush body furthest from the base flange. This allows the rod and housing to be guided within the recess with minimal play and without tilting.

[0013] In a further development, the rod and the housing are connected at their end regions opposite the base flange, so that the rod only needs to extend from the brush body at its end furthest from the base flange. For connection purposes, the rod advantageously has at least a section of an external thread that engages with an internal thread in the housing.

[0014] According to a preferred embodiment, the brush body has a cylindrical shape, with its outer surface at least partially covered by brushes. In particular, the outer surface has brushes covering its entire area, allowing a person to clean their shoe at various angles relative to the device. Furthermore, the cylindrical shape of the brush body facilitates a simple design of the housing and the associated mechanism for moving it relative to the brush body and the base flange.

[0015] The recess in the brush body is advantageously formed centrally in the longitudinal extent of the brush body, so that the brush body, the rod and the housing can be arranged concentrically to a common longitudinal axis in a further embodiment.

[0016] To attach the device to a vehicle, for example to a step, a drawbar, or the vehicle frame, a mounting bracket is integrated into the base flange, allowing the device to be mounted using standard screws. Advantageously, the mounting bracket also features elongated holes through which the screws connecting the bracket to the base flange are passed. This allows for easy alignment of the base flange, brush body, and housing relative to the mounting bracket.

[0017] A future-proof interchangeable mounting of the housing, intended for further development on its outer surface, can thus be optimally aligned in order to optimally present, for example, an advertising medium in or on the interchangeable mounting.

[0018] An embodiment of the invention, from which further essential features of the invention may be derived, is shown in the drawing. Identical parts are designated with the same reference numerals in all figures of the drawing. The figures show: Fig. 1: a perspective view of a device according to the invention; and Fig. 2: a half section along the longitudinal axis of the device according to Fig. 1.

[0019] Out of Fig. Figure 1 shows a housing 1, a brush body 2, a base flange 3, and a mounting bracket 4 of a device according to the invention. The housing 1 has a hollow cylindrical section 1a, the inner diameter of which is slightly larger than the outer circumference of a brush bristle arrangement 2a on the outer surface of the cylindrical brush body 2. The hollow cylindrical section 1a of the housing 1 has a length that is at least equal to the length of the cylindrical brush body 2. This hollow cylindrical section 1a allows the housing 1, which is arranged concentrically to the brush body 2, to be placed over the brush body 2 by moving the housing 1 towards the base flange 3. In a closed position, the housing 1 then abuts the base flange 3 with a leading edge of the hollow cylindrical section 1a.

[0020] At its end extending away from the base flange 3, the housing 1 has a flange-like widening 1b. This flange-like widening 1b has a larger diameter than the hollow cylindrical section 1a of the housing 1 and than the base flange 3, which is also aligned concentrically with the brush body 2 and the housing 1. A protruding area is also visible on the hollow cylindrical section 1a. This protruding area could be an interchangeable receptacle 5 that is clicked into the rest of the housing 1 and bears, for example, an individual inscription or brand name.

[0021] The mounting bracket 4 has two plate sections 4a and 4b oriented at right angles to each other. One plate section 4a rests flush against the base flange 3, while the other plate section 4b extends away from the base flange 3. The plate section 4a resting against the base flange 3 has circular dimensions adapted to the base flange 3, while the plate section 4b, oriented at right angles to it, is rectangular. The mounting bracket 4 has several elongated holes 6 for connecting to the base flange 3, each elongated hole 6 having a curvature adapted to the outer circumference of plate section 4a.

[0022] Into the elongated holes 6 and out Fig. Two visible threaded recesses 7 allow screws to be inserted to connect the mounting bracket 4 and the base flange 3. Plate section 4b has openings 8 for fastening the device to, for example, a vehicle or the like.

[0023] The Fig. Furthermore, a magnet 9 located inside the base flange 3 can be removed. This magnet is positively engaged in the base flange 3 between a partition 3a on the brush body side and a mounting bracket-side closure 3b. The partition 3a simultaneously forms the bottom of a blind hole 10 on the brush body side of the base flange 3. The blind hole 10 is aligned with a central recess 11 in the brush body 2.

[0024] A rod 12, movable along the longitudinal extension of the device relative to the brush body 2, is mounted in the recess 11 and the blind hole 10, its movement being limited by a stop formed by a setscrew 13. The setscrew 13 projects into the cross-section of the recess 11, which extends through the entire brush body 2, and engages in a guide groove 14 formed in the rod 12. The guide groove 14 does not extend over the entire length of the rod 12, so that the ends of the rod 12 are held by the setscrew 13. The rod 12 supports the housing 1, and the rod 12 has an external thread 12a at its end facing away from the base flange 3, which engages with an internal thread 1c of the housing 1.

[0025] If the housing 1 is now moved towards the base flange 3, the rod 12 approaches the magnet 9. As soon as the magnetic force of the magnet 9 is sufficiently large, the metallic rod 12, together with the housing 1, is secured in the closed position against the base flange 3, and the brush body 2 is protected from contamination and environmental conditions.

Claims

[1] Device for cleaning objects comprising at least one brush body (2), characterized by , that a base flange (3) is arranged on the brush body (2), in particular a base flange (3) is arranged at the end, that the brush body (2) has a central recess (11) into which a rod (12) is inserted from an end of the brush body (2) opposite the base flange (3), and that the rod (12) carries a housing (1) which can be placed over the brush body (2). [2] Device according to claim 1, characterized by , that the base flange (3) has at least one magnet (9) which secures the rod (12) together with the housing (1) to the base flange (3) in a closed position of the device such that the housing (1) contacts the base flange (3). [3] Device according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized by, that the magnet (9) is positively locked in the base flange (3). [4] Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by , that the housing (1) has at least in sections a radially projecting widening at its end opposite the base flange (3), in particular a flange-like widening. [5] Device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized by , that the rod (12) has at least one guide groove (14) in its longitudinal extension, which interacts with a stop that limits the movement of the rod (12) in its longitudinal extension. [6] Device according to claim 5, characterized by , that the stop is assigned to an end area of ​​the brush body (2) facing away from the base flange (3). [7] Device according to one of claims 5 or 6, characterized by , that the stop is formed by a setscrew (13) which sits in a bore of the brush body (2). [8] Device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by , that the recess (11) of the brush body (2), in particular in the longitudinal extent of the brush body (2), has a constant width at least up to an end region of the brush body (2) facing away from the base flange (3). [9] Device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by , that the rod (12) and the housing (1) are connected to each other at their end regions opposite the base flange (3). [10] Device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized by , that the rod (12) has at least in sections an external thread (12a) which engages with an internal thread (1c) of the housing (1). [11] Device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized by , that the brush body (2) has a cylindrical shape, wherein its outer surface has at least a section of a brush covering (2a). [12] Device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized by , that the brush body (2), the rod (12) and the housing (1) are arranged concentrically to a common longitudinal axis. [13] Device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized by , that a mounting bracket (4) is associated with the base flange (3), wherein the mounting bracket (4) has elongated holes (6). [14] Device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized by , that the housing (1) has a quick-change receptacle (5) on its outer surface.

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