KR102720567B1 - Slipper structure for cleaning - Google Patents

Abstract

A cleaning slipper structure is disclosed, the cleaning slipper structure including: a body supporting a wearer's foot from the lower side; an instep support member extending from one end of the body in the width direction to an upper side of the body in the width direction and connected to the other end of the body in the width direction; and a cleaning brush provided along the circumference of the front end of the body on the circumference surface of the front end of the body.

Description

{SLIPPER STRUCTURE FOR CLEANING}

The present invention relates to a cleaning slipper structure.

When cleaning a room, living room, bathroom, or kitchen in a house, in addition to using a broom to separate trash or dust from the floor, you may also need to scrub the floor with a mop or similar tool.

This kind of mopping is hard on people, so to eliminate this difficulty, products that attach mops to long poles have been developed so that mopping can be done without squatting. However, if the long pole gets in the way of furniture such as tables, chairs, or sofas, cleaning is not easy, and to clean under a chair or furniture, you have to put down the pole, move the chair, pick up the pole again, wipe the floor, put down the pole again, and return the chair to its original position. It can be quite a hassle.

In particular, when cleaning the bathroom or toilet floor at home, housewives usually hold the cleaning brush with their hands while bending their waist and upper body and scrubbing the floor in the bathroom or toilet. However, cleaning with their hands while bending their waist and upper body like this not only consumes a lot of physical strength, but also puts a considerable burden on their waist, and there are also inconveniences such as having to wear rubber gloves on their hands to protect their hands.

Accordingly, there has been a need for auxiliary devices to assist cleaning.

The background technology of the present invention is disclosed in Patent Publication No. 10-2023-0025142.

The present invention is intended to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional technology, and to provide a cleaning slipper structure that enables cleaning by scrubbing the floor with a cleaning brush without bending the waist and upper body.

However, the technical tasks to be achieved by the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the technical tasks described above, and other technical tasks may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above-mentioned technical task, a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a body that supports a wearer's foot from the lower side; an instep support member that extends from one end of the body in the width direction to an upper side of the body in the width direction and is connected to the other end of the body in the width direction; and a cleaning brush that is provided along the circumference of the front end of the body on the circumference surface of the front end of the body.

According to the aforementioned means for solving the problem of the present invention, the wearer can easily remove contaminants on the floor without scraping by wearing the cleaning slipper structure on his/her feet and scrubbing the floor with a cleaning brush provided at the front end of the body.

Figure 1 is a schematic conceptual perspective drawing of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic bottom view illustrating the bottom surface of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, omitting the city of the water-washing unit.
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention in which a limiting jaw is formed while omitting the city of the water-washing unit.
FIG. 5 is a schematic conceptual cross-sectional view of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, wherein the body includes an upper portion and a lower portion.

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail so that those with ordinary skill in the art can easily practice the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present invention in the drawings, parts that are not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are assigned similar drawing reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout this specification, when a part is said to be "connected" to another part, this includes not only the case where it is "directly connected" but also the case where it is "electrically connected" with another element in between.

Throughout this specification, when it is said that an element is located “on,” “above,” “below,” “under,” or “below” another element, this includes not only cases where an element is in contact with another element, but also cases where another element exists between the two elements.

Throughout this specification, whenever a part is said to "include" a component, this does not exclude other components, but rather includes other components, unless otherwise specifically stated.

In addition, terms related to direction or position (upper side, upper surface, upper side, lower side, lower side, lower side, etc.) in the description of the embodiments of the present invention are set based on the arrangement state of each configuration shown in the drawings. For example, when looking at FIG. 1, the overall 12 o'clock direction can be the upper side, the overall side facing the 12 o'clock direction can be the upper side, the overall part facing the 12 o'clock direction can be the upper side, the overall part facing the 6 o'clock direction can be the lower side, and so on.

The present invention relates to a cleaning slipper structure.

Hereinafter, a cleaning slipper structure (hereinafter referred to as “the structure”) according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a schematic conceptual perspective view of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic bottom view showing a bottom surface of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention with the illustration of a washbasin omitted, FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention with a limiting jaw formed with the illustration of a washbasin omitted, and FIG. 5 is a schematic conceptual cross-sectional view of a cleaning slipper structure according to one embodiment of the present invention with a body including an upper portion and a lower portion.

Referring to Fig. 1, the structure includes a body (1). The body (1) supports the wearer's foot from the lower side of the wearer's foot. That is, when the wearer wears the structure, the wearer's foot can be positioned on the body (1).

In addition, referring to FIG. 1, the present structure includes an instep support (2). The instep support (2) extends from one end of the body (1) in the width direction on the upper side of the body (1) in the width direction and is connected to the other end of the body (1) in the width direction. The instep support (2) can connect one end of the body (1) in the width direction and the other end of the body (1) in the width direction. In addition, the instep support (2) can form a space where the wearer's foot is positioned between the remaining portion excluding one end and the other end of the instep support (2) and the body (1). In addition, the instep support (2) can be provided in the middle of the body (1). The middle of the body (1) can mean a region formed between the front end of the body (1) and the rear end of the body (1), and can mean a region where the instep support (2) is provided. At this time, the lengths in the front-back direction of each of the front end, rear end, and middle part of the body (1) may not be the same. For example, the front-back direction of the rear end may be the longest, and the front-back direction length of the middle part may be longer than the front-back direction length of the front end.

In addition, referring to Fig. 1, the present structure includes a cleaning brush (3). The cleaning brush (3) is provided along the circumference of the front end of the body (1) on the circumference surface of the front end of the body (1). Accordingly, a wearer can wear the present structure and clean using the cleaning brush (3) with his/her feet by using the cleaning brush (3) provided on each of the front end of the front and one side in the width direction and the other side in the width direction of the body (1).

In addition, in the present structure, one side in the width direction may be the inner side, which is the direction in which the wearer's pair of feet face each other, and the other side in the width direction may be the outer side, which is the direction opposite to the directions in which the wearer's pair of feet face each other. That is, the wearer may wear the present structure on each of the left and right feet, and at this time, in the case of the present structure worn on the left foot, the right side facing the right foot may be the inner side, and the left side may be the outer side. In addition, in the case of the present structure worn on the right foot, the left side facing the left foot may be the inner side, and the right side may be the outer side.

Referring to FIG. 1, the present structure may include a squeegee (4) provided on at least a portion of the outer side (a portion facing the outside in the width direction) except for the front end. According to this, the squeegee (4) may be provided on at least a portion of the outer side of the middle and rear ends. The squeegee (4) may be used to remove moisture, and if such a squeegee (4) is provided on the inner side of the body (1), it may interfere with the squeegee (4) of the present structure worn on the opposite foot. In consideration of this, the squeegee (4) may be provided on the outer side of the body (1) so as to prevent interference between the squeegees (4) of each of the present structures worn on each of a pair of feet of the wearer.

In addition, referring to FIG. 2, the present structure may include a scrubbing part (5) provided to protrude downwardly on the lower surface of the front end of the body (1). When the present structure is used, the user may apply force to the front end of the foot by using the cleaning brush (4) provided on the front end of the body (1), and accordingly, force may be applied downwardly to the front end of the body (1). In consideration of this, since the scrubbing part (5) is provided on the lower surface of the front end of the body (1), when the wearer applies force to the front end of the foot to use the cleaning brush (4), force is also applied to the scrubbing part (5), and scrubbing can be performed together.

In particular, when using the cleaning brush (4), the wearer can lift the heel of the foot and use the front part of the foot, and in this case, an external force is applied to the lower part of the foot against the scrubbing part (5), so that scrubbing by the scrubbing part (5) can also be performed. Various types of conventional scrubbing cloths can be used as the scrubbing part (5).

In addition, the present structure may include a folded portion (6) protruding upward from the front end of the body (1). An auxiliary cleaning brush (3) may be provided along the circumference of the folded portion (6) on the circumference surface of the folded portion (6). The auxiliary cleaning brush (3) has the same or corresponding configuration as the aforementioned cleaning brush (3) except for the formation position, and thus uses the same drawing reference numeral.

In general, when wearing slippers, the wearer can wear the slippers so that the front of the foot does not come into contact with the front end of the slipper, but rather has a space behind the front end, unlike when wearing regular shoes. Accordingly, the wearer can lift the heel of the foot and apply force to the front end of the foot while wearing the structure, and in this case, cleaning can be easily performed by the auxiliary cleaning brush (3) and the cleaning brush (3) provided at the bending portion (6) and the front end of the body (1). In particular, cleaning can be easily performed at the corner where the wall and the floor meet.

In addition, referring to FIG. 4, in order to guide the wearer to wear the slippers so that the front end of the wearer's foot does not contact the folded portion (6) when the wearer wears the structure and is spaced rearwardly from the folded portion (6), a limiting projection (7) protruding upwardly from the body (1) at a distance rearwardly from the folded portion (6) may be included. The limiting projection (7) may be formed to protrude upwardly from the body (1) and extend in the width direction of the body (1) (4 o'clock to 10 o'clock direction, referring to FIG. 1).

The limiting jaw (7) can partially limit the forward movement of the wearer's foot compared to when the limiting jaw (7) is not formed so that the wearer's foot is positioned with a distance from the fold (6) and backward.

Accordingly, the wearer can wear the structure without his/her feet being positioned in front of the limiting jaw (7), and accordingly, since the feet are not positioned in front of the limiting jaw (7), the front end of the body (1) and the limiting jaw (7) can be deformed more easily to suit the area to be cleaned, so that cleaning can be performed.

In addition, so that deformation of the portion (1a) located in front of the limiting jaw (7) of the present structure excluding the cleaning brush (3) (the portion located in front of the limiting jaw (7) of the body (1) and the folded portion (6)) is easier than that of the portion located in the rear of the limiting jaw (7), the portion (1a) located in front of the limiting jaw (7) of the present structure excluding the cleaning brush (3) may be made of a material having a lower elastic modulus than that of the portion located in the rear of the limiting jaw (7) of the body (1).

In addition, referring to Fig. 5, in the present structure, the body (1) may include an upper portion (18) and a lower portion (19). In this case, the water-washing portion (5) may be provided on the lower surface of the lower portion (19).

Additionally, the body (1) may be formed with a fluid discharge portion for discharging fluid from the front end of the body (1).

Specifically, referring to Fig. 5, a recessed portion (191) that is sunken downward from the upper surface may be formed in a portion located on the upper side of the water-washing portion (5) of the lower portion (19). In addition, a lower communication hole (192) may be formed in the lower portion (19) that extends from the recessed portion (191) to a forward-facing portion of the circumference of the lower portion (19) to connect the recessed portion (191) with the outside.

In addition, the upper part (18) may be formed with a passage (181) extending downwardly from one point of the rear end (13) to the recessed part (191) in an inclined manner, and an upper communication port (182) connecting one point and the inner peripheral surface of the rear end (13) of the upper part (18) and connecting the passage (181) with the outside of the upper part (18). The upper communication port (182) may be provided with an opening/closing member that selectively opens/closes the end of the upper communication port (182) facing inward. For example, the opening/closing member may be a screw unit, and screw threads may be formed on the inner surface of the portion of the upper communication port (182) that is connected to the opening/closing member so that the opening/closing member may be screw-connected. The end facing inward of the upper communication port (182) may be formed at a point higher than the one point, so that the upper communication port (182) may be formed with a slope whose height decreases as it approaches the one point.

Accordingly, the user can release the screw connection between the screw unit and the upper communication port (182) and inject fluid such as detergent or water into the upper communication port (182), and the injected fluid can naturally move to the recessed portion (191) through the passage (181) due to the slope. Accordingly, the fluid can be stored in the recessed portion (191), and when the user presses the recessed portion (191) with his foot, the fluid can move from the recessed portion (191) to the lower communication port (192) and be discharged. The lower communication port (192) can also be formed at a higher height than the portion connected to the recessed portion (191) and extend downward with a slope. Accordingly, easy discharge of the fluid is possible.

In addition, as described above, the recessed portion (191) can be formed on the upper side of the washbasin portion (15), and as described above, when the user applies a downward external force to the washbasin portion (15), a downward external force is simultaneously applied to the recessed portion (191), so that fluid can be discharged during cleaning.

In addition, as described above, the portion (1a) located in front of the limiting jaw (7) of each of the upper portion (18) and lower portion (19) of the aforementioned main structure may be made of a material having a smaller elastic modulus than the portion (1a) located forward of the limiting jaw (7) compared to the portion located rearward of each of the portions (1a) located in front of the limiting jaw (7).

Each of the upper part (18) and the lower part (18) may be manufactured by dividing into four parts, each of which is a part (1a) positioned in front of the limiting jaw (7) and a part positioned in the rear of the limiting jaw (7), and bonding them to each other with an adhesive material. Alternatively, each of the upper part (18) and the lower part (18) may be manufactured by dividing into four parts, each of which is a part (1a) positioned in front of the limiting jaw (7) and a part positioned in the rear of the limiting jaw (7), and may be detachably connected (mounted and removed) with a snap button. Accordingly, the present structure may also be easy to store.

For example, a snap button may include a male and female button and a push button that are combined, and on the back of a portion (1a) located in front of a limiting protrusion (7) of an upper portion (18), one of the male and female button and the push button is provided as a first button, and on the front of a portion located in the back of the limiting protrusion (7) of an upper portion (18), the other of the male and female button and the push button that are combined with the first button is provided as a second button, and the first button and the second button may be provided to face each other in the longitudinal direction of the body (1) so as to be able to be combined with the male and female, and the upper portion (18) may be assembled by the male and female combination of the first button and the second button.

In addition, on the back of the part (1a) located in front of the limiting jaw (7) of the lower part (19), one of the female button and the auxiliary button is provided as a third button, and on the front of the part located in the back of the limiting jaw (7) of the lower part (19), the other of the female button and the auxiliary button that is connected male and female with the third button is provided as a fourth button, but the third button and the fourth button can be provided facing each other in the length direction of the body (1) so that the male and female can be connected, and the lower part (19) can be assembled by the male and female connection of the third button and the fourth button.

In addition, on the lower surface of the portion (1a) located in front of the limiting jaw (7) of the upper portion (18), one of the female button and the auxiliary button is provided as a fifth button, and on the upper surface of the portion (1a) located in front of the limiting jaw (7) of the lower portion (19), one of the female button and the auxiliary button is provided as a sixth button, but the fifth button and the sixth button can be provided facing each other in the vertical direction so as to be able to be combined in a male-female manner, and by combining the male and female parts of the fifth button and the sixth button, the upper portion (18) and the lower portion (19) can be assembled into the portion (1a) located in front of the limiting jaw (7) of the body (1).

In addition, on the lower surface of the portion located at the rear of the limiting jaw (7) of the upper portion (18), one of the female button and the auxiliary button is provided as a seventh button, and on the upper surface of the portion located at the rear of the limiting jaw (7) of the lower portion (19), one of the female button and the auxiliary button is provided as an eighth button, but the seventh button and the eighth button can be provided facing each other in the vertical direction so as to be able to be combined in a male-female manner, and by combining the male and female parts of the seventh button and the eighth button, the upper portion (18) and the lower portion (19) can be assembled into a portion located at the rear of the limiting jaw (7).

In addition, the portion (1a) located in front of the limiting jaws (7) of each of the upper portion (18) and the lower portion (19) may be made of a material having a lower elastic modulus so as to have a higher strain rate than the portion located at the rear of the limiting jaws (7). The portions located at the rear of the limiting jaws (7) of the upper portion (18) and the lower portion (19) may be made of the same material, and the portions located at the rear of the limiting jaws (7) of the upper portion (18) and the lower portion (19) may be made of the same material. Since the materials are obvious to those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, one cleaning brush (3) illustrated in the drawing of the present invention is formed as one unit made up of multiple cleaning brushes (hairs), and may be illustrated as one mass for easy drawing representation.

In addition, referring to Fig. 5, the cleaning brush (3) may be provided along the circumference of the front end of the body (1) on the circumference surface of the front end of each of the upper portion (18) and the lower portion (19). In addition, the cleaning brush (3) provided on the lower portion (19) may protrude forward more than the cleaning brush (3) provided on the folded portion (6). In addition, the folded portion (6) may be positioned forward more than the lower portion (19). Accordingly, cleaning of the corner portion between the wall surface and the floor surface may be facilitated.

The above description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only, and those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single component may be implemented in a distributed manner, and likewise, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined manner.

The scope of the present application is indicated by the claims described below rather than the detailed description above, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present application.

1: Body
2: Instep support
3: Cleaning brush
4: Squeegee
5: Sesemibu
6: Bend section
7: Limit jaw

Claims (5)

In the cleaning slipper structure,
A body including a lower part and an upper part provided on the lower part, and supporting the wearer's foot from the lower part;
A foot support member extending from one end of the body in the width direction on the upper side of the body in the width direction and connected to the other end of the body in the width direction; and
Includes a cleaning brush provided along the perimeter of the front end of the body on the perimeter surface of the front end of the body,
The above width direction side is the inner side, which is the direction in which the wearer's pair of feet face each other, and the above width direction other side is the outer side, which is the direction opposite to the direction in which the wearer's pair of feet face each other.
A squeegee provided on at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the body except for the front end;
A water-washing part provided to protrude downward from the lower surface of the front end of the lower part; and
Further comprising a fluid discharge portion for discharging fluid to the front of the body,
The above fluid discharge portion is a recessed portion that is sunken downward from the upper surface of a portion located above the water discharge portion of the lower portion;
A lower communication hole extending from the above-mentioned recessed portion to the front end of the lower portion and connecting the recessed portion with the outside;
A passage extending downwardly and slantedly from the rear end of the upper portion to the recessed portion;
An upper connecting port connecting the above passage with the outside; and
Including an opening/closing member that selectively opens/closes the upper communication port,
A cleaning slipper structure, wherein the above-mentioned recessed portion receives fluid through the upper communication port and the passage, stores the supplied fluid, and can discharge the fluid through the lower communication port. delete delete In the first paragraph,
Further comprising a bent portion protruding upward from the front end of the above body,
A cleaning slipper structure, wherein an auxiliary cleaning brush is provided along the circumference of the above-mentioned folded portion on the circumference surface of the above-mentioned folded portion. In paragraph 4,
A cleaning slipper structure, wherein a limiting protrusion is formed on the body, protruding upward from the body at a rearward interval from the bending portion and extending in the width direction.

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