US6553603B1
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Athletic shoe cleaner
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2000-04-04
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Granted: 2003-04-29
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Expires: 2020-04-04
Abstract
Abstract An athletic shoe cleaner for cleaning a shoe bottom, especially the bottom of a shoe having non-metal spikes. The athletic shoe cleaner includes a cleaning surface having a plurality of spaced apart rods, wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods is formed from a semi-rigid material. In the preferred embodiment, the cleaner includes a flexible base for supporting the rods and permitting the cleaner to be mounted to a surface such as a fender of a golf cart. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the base is generally round and the plurality of spaced apart rods are arranged in an overlapping and radially symmetrical fashion with respect to the center of the cleaner with the height of each of the plurality of spaced apart rods increasing from the outer edge to the center.
Inventors
- 👤 William A. Jolly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:23
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B57/00; A63B57/60; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S280/00; Y10S280/05; Y10S280/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A vehicle having a shoe cleaner mounted thereto, said shoe cleaner for cleaning a shoe bottom, said shoe cleaner including a cleaning surface comprised of a plurality of spaced apart rods, wherein the plurality of spaced apart rods is arranged in a plurality of concentric circumferential rows centered about a central point of the cleaner, and wherein the plurality of rods in each of said circumferential rows is radially offset from the plurality of rods in each adjacent circumferential row and a base having a generally flat bottom surface for supporting said rods, said bottom surface providing an attachment for said athletic shoe cleaner to be directly mounted to said vehicle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A vehicle having a shoe cleaner mounted thereto, said shoe cleaner for cleaning a shoe bottom, said shoe cleaner including a cleaning surface comprised of a plurality of spaced apart rods, wherein the plurality of spaced apart rods is arranged in a plurality of concentric circumferential rows centered about a central point of the cleaner, and wherein the plurality of rods in each of said circumferential rows is radially offset from the plurality of rods in each adjacent circumferential row and a base having a generally flat bottom surface for supporting said rods, said bottom surface providing an attachment for said athletic shoe cleaner to be directly mounted to said vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the width of the base of said shoe cleaner is between about 4 inches and 12 inches.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the width of the base of said shoe cleaner is about 6 inches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the base of said shoe cleaner has five or more sides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the base of said shoe cleaner is round.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The vehicle according to claim 1 , said shoe cleaner further including at least one indicia receiving region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
129 words
A vehicle having a shoe cleaner mounted thereto, said shoe cleaner for cleaning a shoe bottom, said shoe cleaner comprising: (a) a cleaning surface comprised of a plurality of spaced apart rods, wherein the plurality of spaced apart rods is arranged in plurality of concentric circumferential rows centered about a central point of the cleaner and wherein the plurality of rods in each of said concentric circumferential row is radially offset from the plurality of rods in each adjacent concentric circumferential row and wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods is comprised of a semi-rigid material; and (b) a base having a generally flat bottom surface for supporting said rods, said bottom surface providing an attachment for said shoe cleaner to be directly mounted to said vehicle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
129 words
A vehicle having a shoe cleaner mounted thereto, said shoe cleaner for cleaning a shoe bottom, said shoe cleaner comprising: (a) a cleaning surface comprised of a plurality of spaced apart rods, wherein the plurality of spaced apart rods is arranged in plurality of concentric circumferential rows centered about a central point of the cleaner and wherein the plurality of rods in each of said concentric circumferential row is radially offset from the plurality of rods in each adjacent concentric circumferential row and wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods is comprised of a semi-rigid material; and (b) a base having a generally flat bottom surface for supporting said rods, said bottom surface providing an attachment for said shoe cleaner to be directly mounted to said vehicle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the width of the base of said shoe cleaner is between about 4 inches and 12 inches.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the width of the base of said shoe cleaner is about 6 inches.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the base of said shoe cleaner has five or more sides.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the base of said shoe cleaner is round.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , said shoe cleaner further including at least one indicia receiving region.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the semi-rigid material of said shoe cleaner is elastomeric rubber.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the Shore Hardness value of the elastomeric rubber is greater than or equal to about 80.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the Shore Hardness value of the elastomeric rubber is about 100.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of spaced apart rods of said shoe cleaner are arranged in a radially offset fashion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the plurality of spaced apart rods of said shoe cleaner are arranged in a radially symmetrical fashion with respect to the center of the cleaner.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
42 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the cleaning surface of said shoe cleaner has an outer edge and a center, and the height of each of the plurality of spaced apart rods increases from the outer edge to the center.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods of said shoe cleaner is between about ⅛ and 1¼ inches in height.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The vehicle according to claim 19 , wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods of said shoe cleaner is between ½ and ¾ inches in height.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
35 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods of said shoe cleaner has a top end and a bottom end, and wherein the top end is truncated.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods of said shoe cleaner has a top end and a bottom end and wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods is tapered from the bottom end to the top end.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vehicle according to claim 7 wherein said base of said shoe cleaner has a top surface on which said cleaning surface is disposed and a bottom planar surface opposite said cleaning surface.
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