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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Dongpil Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Sujin Seong, Suwon-si, KR;
Hakjae Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jongwook Joo, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A shoe care apparatus including a cabinet, a shoe care compartment inside the cabinet, a door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the shoe care compartment, a supply duct formed on a first wall of the cabinet to supply air to the shoe care compartment, a shoe support device configured to communicate with the supply duct to receive the air from the supply duct and protruding from an inner surface of the first wall of the cabinet so that shoes are placeable in the shoe care compartment, and a sterilizer installed on a second wall of the cabinet or on the door and including an ultraviolet (UV) lamp to sterilize shoes placed in the shoe care compartment.