(19)
(11) EP 1 059 060 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.09.2002 Bulletin 2002/37

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/50

(21) Application number: 00304831.1

(22) Date of filing: 07.06.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A47L 23/24, A47L 23/26
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 08.06.1999 LK 1173599

(71) Applicant: Rileys Limited
Mahabage (LK)

(72) Inventor:
  • Mendis, Hilarian Chrishan Salinda
    Ratmalana (SL)

(74) Representative: Ablewhite, Alan James 
MARKS & CLERK, 57/60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS
London WC2A 3LS (GB)

   


(54) Footwear wiper


(57) A footwear wiper (20) comprises an outer metal wire frame (22), a series of rubber or plastics separators (10) each extending between two opposite parallel sides of the outer frame (20), a series of twisted-in fibre rods (30), each extending parallel to the two sides of the frame through holes (14) in the separators (10) and further twisted-in fibre rods (32A, 32B, 32C) raised from the level of the base mat. This allows both the sides and bottom of the footwear to be cleaned efficiently.






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