Amazing Foot Cleaner

Abstract

A foot cleaning assembly includes a rod having a first end and a second end. A plurality of moveable tines are supported at the first end. An actuation mechanism laterally adjusts a spacing between the plurality of movable tines. The actuation mechanism allows for adjusting the movable tines to configure to a user's toes and ergonomically cleanse between the toes without having to bend over. Another aspect of the foot cleaning assembly includes a soap dispensing device supported by the rod and including an outlet at the first end of the rod. The soap dispensing device allows for ergonomic dispensing of soap to a user's toes without having to bend over.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A foot cleaning assembly comprising:
 a rod having a first end and a second end;   a plurality of moveable tines supported at the first end of the rod; and   an actuation mechanism to laterally adjust a spacing between the plurality of movable tines.   
     
     
         2 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the movable tines are covered with an absorbent material. 
     
     
         3 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the actuation mechanism includes a housing connected to the first end of the rod. 
     
     
         4 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the actuation mechanism includes a rotatable dial drivingly attached to a gear mechanism that drives a rack axially along a direction of the rod and drives at least four separate lever arms that move the tines attached to the lever arms. 
     
     
         5 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the gear mechanism includes a plurality of gears. 
     
     
         6 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the rotatable dial is positioned on the housing of the actuation mechanism. 
     
     
         7 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the gear mechanism is supported within the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of gears include a first gear attached to the rotatable dial and a second gear laterally meshed with the first gear. 
     
     
         9 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of gears includes a third gear fixed to the second gear and drivingly engaged with the rack. 
     
     
         10 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 1 , wherein a soap dispensing device is supported at the second end of the rod. 
     
     
         11 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the soap dispensing device has a container to hold soap with a first end and a second end. 
     
     
         12 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 11 , wherein a housing supports an outlet for soap adjacent to the movable tines. 
     
     
         13 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 12 , wherein a pathway for soap to be dispensed from the outlet is located at the first end of the container. 
     
     
         14 . A foot cleaning assembly comprising:
 a rod having a first end and a second end;   a plurality of tines supported at the first end of the rod and sized and configured to fit between the toes of a user; and   a soap dispensing device supported by the rod and including an outlet at the first end of the rod.   
     
     
         15 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the soap dispensing device has a container to hold soap with a first end and a second end. 
     
     
         16 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 15 , wherein a pathway for soap to be dispensed from the outlet is located at the first end of the container. 
     
     
         17 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 15 , wherein a shaft with a handle extends from the second end of the container. 
     
     
         18 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 17 , wherein the shaft with a handle is inside the container and has a plunger at an end opposite the handle that seals an internal peripheral surface of the container. 
     
     
         19 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the soap dispensing device is supported by a clamp to the rod. 
     
     
         20 . The foot cleaning assembly of  claim 19 , wherein the clamp is adjustable along an axial direction of the rod.