A machine for managing laundry includes a first washing part including a first washing body and a first door, where the first washing part has a first washing capacity, a second washing part including a second washing body and a second door, where the second washing part has a second washing capacity that is less than the first washing capacity, and a third washing part including a third washing body and a third door, where the third washing part has a third washing capacity that is less than the first washing capacity. The third washing part includes a shoe mount configured to support one or more shoes. The first washing part, the second washing part, and the third washing part are configured to be stacked in a vertical direction.

A machine for managing laundry includes a first washing part including a first washing body and a first door, where the first washing part has a first washing capacity, a second washing part including a second washing body and a second door, where the second washing part has a second washing capacity that is less than the first washing capacity, and a third washing part including a third washing body and a third door, where the third washing part has a third washing capacity that is less than the first washing capacity. The third washing part includes a shoe mount configured to support one or more shoes. The first washing part, the second washing part, and the third washing part are configured to be stacked in a vertical direction.

A shoe management apparatus capable of managing various types of shoes and including a cabinet defining an inner space for storing shoes; and a partition dividing the inner space into an upper first compartment and a lower second compartment, formed therein with a fluid path along which air is discharged into the inner space, and variable in length with respect to a front-to-rear direction of the shoe management apparatus.

A shoe management apparatus capable of managing various types of shoes and including a cabinet defining an inner space for storing shoes; and a partition dividing the inner space into an upper first compartment and a lower second compartment, formed therein with a fluid path along which air is discharged into the inner space, and variable in length with respect to a front-to-rear direction of the shoe management apparatus.

The invention relates to a self-operating machine (1) for the care and maintenance of at least one shoe (2), comprising a shoe support (6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) and a guide head (13) solidly connected to a care and maintenance device (16) that can perform a care and maintenance treatment on the shoe (2). The care and maintenance device (16) can be positioned at any point and oriented in any direction in the space of the self-operating machine (1) relative to the shoe support (2).

The invention relates to a self-operating machine (1) for the care and maintenance of at least one shoe (2), comprising a shoe support (6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d) and a guide head (13) solidly connected to a care and maintenance device (16) that can perform a care and maintenance treatment on the shoe (2). The care and maintenance device (16) can be positioned at any point and oriented in any direction in the space of the self-operating machine (1) relative to the shoe support (2).

An apparatus for destroying pathogens includes a platform and an LED matrix panel. The platform has a portion configured to permit passage of ultraviolet light therethrough. The LED matrix panel is disposed below the portion of the platform and includes a grid and a plurality of discreetly-controlled, ultraviolet light LEDs (UV LEDs). The grid defines a plurality of cells. Each UV LED is associated with one cell such that the cells direct the ultraviolet light emitted by the UV LEDs upwardly through the portion of the platform to sanitize an object supported on the portion of the platform.

An apparatus for destroying pathogens includes a platform and an LED matrix panel. The platform has a portion configured to permit passage of ultraviolet light therethrough. The LED matrix panel is disposed below the portion of the platform and includes a grid and a plurality of discreetly-controlled, ultraviolet light LEDs (UV LEDs). The grid defines a plurality of cells. Each UV LED is associated with one cell such that the cells direct the ultraviolet light emitted by the UV LEDs upwardly through the portion of the platform to sanitize an object supported on the portion of the platform.

A shoe organizer unit, a method of using a shoe organizer unit, and a method for storing shoes in a plurality of shoe storing shelves of a shoe organizer unit are described. The shoe organizer unit includes a plurality of shoe storing shelves adapted to store shoes therein. A plurality of linear actuators moves the plurality of shoe storing shelves in a path within a cabinet. A controller manages operation of the linear actuators to move the shoes along the path. Transparent panels secure the shoes within the cabinet. Secure storage and retrieval of the shoes is controlled by electronics including a keypad, a push button and a shoe shelf identification code card printer. The shoe organizer unit provides for sterilization of the shoes stored and secure storing and retrieval of the shoes.

A shoe sole cleaning device may include a fluid reservoir capsule having an inner chamber for containing a cleaning solution. The shoe cleaning device may also include a trough and a fluid pump operably connected to a fluid exit port of the fluid reservoir capsule to pump the cleaning solution from the fluid exit port to the trough. A brush may be disposed partially within the trough such that some of its bristles are at least partially submersible in the cleaning solution in the trough. A motor may cause the brush to rotate about an axial shaft picking up the cleaning solution from the trough to clean a shoe's sole. A fluid recycle conduit may transport the cleaning solution from the trough back to the inner chamber of the fluid reservoir capsule when the cleaning solution in the trough reaches a predetermined height.