Shoe sole sanitizing assembly and method

Abstract

A shoe sole sanitizing assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall. The top wall has an opening extending therethrough. A cylinder is rotatably mounted to the housing and extends through the opening. An outer surface of the cylinder is comprised of an adsorptive material. A sanitizing fluid is positioned within the housing and the adsorptive material is in contact with the fluid. The sanitizing fluid coats the cylinder and applies the sanitizing fluid to a bottom of a shoe sole when the shoe sole is moved across the cylinder while the cylinder rotates relative to the housing.

1 . A shoe sole sanitizing assembly configured to move against a shoe sole to sanitize the shoe sole, the assembly comprising:
 a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between the top and bottom walls, the housing being comprised of a material being non-permeable to water, the top wall having an opening extending therethrough, the opening being elongated and having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge; a front edge and a rear edge;   a cylinder being rotatably mounted to the housing and extending through the opening such that a portion of the cylinder is positioned above the top wall and a portion of the cylinder is positioned below the top wall, the cylinder being elongated along and rotational about a longitudinal axis extending through the first and second lateral edges;   an outer surface of the cylinder being comprised of an adsorptive material extending from a first outer end to a second outer end of the cylinder; and   a sanitizing fluid being positioned within the housing, the adsorptive material being in contact with the fluid when the adsorptive material is positioned below the top wall to adsorb a quantity of the sanitizing fluid, wherein the sanitizing fluid coats the cylinder and applies the sanitizing fluid to a bottom of a shoe sole when the shoe sole is moved across the cylinder such that the cylinder rotates relative to the housing; and   an access door being mounted in the top wall to access a pour opening into an interior of the housing, the access door being openable to access the pour opening, the access door being closable to fully cover the pour opening wherein the access door is configured to prevent debris from passing through the pour opening.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe sole sanitizing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the opening has a width from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge being greater than 3.0 inches and being less than 10.0 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The shoe sole sanitizing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter wall includes a front wall, a rear wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, the housing having a length and width each being between 6.0 inches and 16.0 inches, the housing having a height between 1.0 inches and 4.0 inches. 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The shoe sole sanitizing assembly according to  claim 1 , further including a transparent window being mounted in the perimeter wall to view a fluid level within the housing through the perimeter wall. 
     
     
         7 . A shoe sole sanitizing assembly configured to move against a shoe sole to sanitize the shoe sole, the assembly comprising:
 a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between the top and bottom walls, the housing being comprised of a material being non-permeable to water, the top wall having an opening extending therethrough, the opening being elongated and having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front edge and a rear edge, the opening having a width from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge being greater than 3.0 inches and being less than 10.0 inches, the perimeter wall including a front wall, a rear wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, the housing having a length and width each being between 6.0 inches and 16.0 inches, the housing having a height between 1.0 inches and 4.0 inches;   an access door being mounted in the top wall to access a pour opening into an interior of the housing, the access door being openable to access the pour opening, the access door being closable to fully cover the pour opening wherein the access door is configured to prevent debris from passing through the pour opening;   a transparent window being mounted in the perimeter wall to view a fluid level within the housing through the perimeter wall;   a cylinder being rotatably mounted to the housing and extending through the opening such that a portion of the cylinder is positioned above the top wall and a portion of the cylinder is positioned below the top wall, the cylinder being elongated along and rotational about a longitudinal axis extending through the first and second lateral edges;   an outer surface of the cylinder being comprised of an adsorptive material extending from a first outer end to a second outer end of the cylinder; and   a sanitizing fluid being positioned within the housing, the adsorptive material being in contact with the sanitizing fluid when the adsorptive material is positioned below the top wall to adsorb a quantity of the sanitizing fluid, wherein the sanitizing fluid coats the cylinder and applies the sanitizing fluid to a bottom of a shoe sole when the shoe sole is moved across the cylinder such that the cylinder rotates relative to the housing.   
     
     
         8 . (canceled)