FOOT MAT-TRANSFORMER Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: shoe cleaning facilities. SUBSTANCE: foot mat is made from set of plastic brushes, which may be assembled by user to form mat sized and configured in accordance with requirements by means of pin joints. Pins and pin receiving openings are cast in brush shoes to provide for alignment with respective pin receiving openings and pins of brushes to be joined. Brush shoes are equipped with molded tongues arranged in the vicinity of soil collecting holes. Foot mat is characterized in that it may be transformed in accordance with sizes and shape of apartment entrance and door aperture, it is free of dangerous constructive members, each brush of the whole set may be washed separately. Moreover, mat has reduced weight and is readily assembled. EFFECT: simplified construction and convenient use. 3 dwg