Mechanical shoe cleaner door mat

Claim 1

A MECHANICAL SHOE CLEANER COMPRISING A HOLLOW SUPPORT BASE, GRID MEANS SUPPORTED IN SAID BASE IN A STATIONARY POSITION, SAID GRID MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL, LATERALLY SPACED BARS THE UPPER EDGES OF WHICH ARE ARRANGED TO SUPPORT A PERSON IN STANDING POSITION THEREON, A BRUSH ASSEMBLY IN SAID BASE BENEATH SAID GRID MEANS, SAID BRUSH ASSEMBLY BEING SUPPORTED ON SAID BASE FOR LONGITUDINAL, ARCUATE, OSCILLATING FORWARD AND REARWARD MOVEMENTS WHEREBY THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID BRUSH ASSEMBLY PROJECTS ABOVE THE GRID MEANS IN A PORTION OF ITS ARCUATE MOVEMENT TO CLEAN SHOES SUPPORTED ON THE LATTER, ELECTRIC POWER MEANS IN SAID SUPPORT BASE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR OPERATING THE LATTER, AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT IN WHICH THE POWER MEANS IS OPERATED, AND SWITCH MEANS IN SAID CIRCUIT MOUNTED FOR ENGAGEMENT BY SAID BRUSH ASSEMBLY AS THE FORWARDMOST POSITION OF THE LATTER AND ARRANGED TO OPEN THE CIRCUIT TO SAID POWER MEANS AT SAID FORWARDMOST POSITION OF THE BRUSH ASSEMBLY.