# US 10,870,133 B1 · Hand held disc cleaning tool for recreational throwing discs

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- Number: US 10,870,133 B1
- Document ID: US10870133B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/966,951
- Filed: 2018-04-30
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-05-06
- Applicants: Colin Richard Buckingham
- Inventors: Colin Richard Buckingham
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10870133B1

## CPC

- A47L 25/00: Domestic cleaning devices not provided for in other groups of this subclass (for cleaning spectacles G02C13/00)
- B08B 1/14: Wipes; Absorbent members, e.g. swabs or sponges (with integrated means for dispensing fluids B08B1/40)
- B08B 1/16: Rigid blades, e.g. scrapers; Flexible blades, e.g. wipers
- A63B 65/10: Discus discs; Quoits
- A63B 67/06: Ring or disc tossing games {, e.g. quoits; Throwing or tossing games, e.g. using balls; Games for manually rolling balls, e.g. marbles}
- A63B 71/14: for the hands, e.g. baseball, boxing or golfing gloves (archer's finger tabs F41B5/1473)
- A63B 2209/00: Characteristics of used materials
- A63B 2209/10: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
- A63B 2225/30: Maintenance
- B08B 1/12: Brushes
- A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08)
- B08B: CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)

## Abstract

Accordingly, it is the object of the present invention to provide an improved method for cleaning recreational throwing discs. One embodiment of my tool is roughly in the shape of a half circular pocket. The tool comprises of a spine 102 with a scrubbing material, and or absorbent material along the bottom longitudinal surface of the spine 108. Two body sections, one front 202F and one back 202R, both having an arched top edge 204. The two body sections have a scrubbing material, and or absorbent material attached to their interior faces 208. The spine is contiguous along its front edge 104F and back edge 104R to both arched top edges of both body sections 204. The resulting tool is configured so all scrubbing and or absorbent materials are located within the interior of the tool.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hand-held disc cleaning tool comprising:
a. a spine that has a rectangular shape and is curved, said spine has a front edge, rear edge, side edges, bottom longitudinal surface and a top longitudinal surface, said front edge, and said rear edge are greater in length than said side edges, said bottom longitudinal surface of said spine has a scrubbing material along the surface;
b. two body sections of a predetermined shape made of a pliable material that can be deformed with a force typical of a user's hand, said body sections include a front body section and rear body section, both said body sections have an arched top edge, a bottom edge, side edges, an exterior face, and an interior face, said interior faces have an absorbent material on the surface;
c. said front edge of said spine is contiguous or in close proximity to said front body section along said arched top edge, said rear edge of said spine is contiguous or in close proximity with said rear body section along said arched top edge, said hand held disc cleaning tool is configured so that said bottom longitudinal surface of said spine and both said interior faces of said front body section and said rear body section are adjacent and form an interior space of said hand held disc cleaning tool, said top longitudinal surface of said spine and both said exterior faces of said body sections constitute an external surface of said hand held disc cleaning tool;
d. whereby said hand held disc cleaning tool provides a cleaning surface for a recreational throwing disc when said recreational throwing disc is passed through said interior space of said hand held disc cleaning tool, and said user's hand can deform the tool by applying the force typical of the user's hand to said external surface to conform to a shape of said recreational throwing disc.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hand held disc cleaning tool of claim 1 wherein said scrubbing material is an array of a multitude of synthetic blades, or synthetic turf like material, or a combination thereof, said absorbent material is a multitude of worm shaped microfiber material, or a multitude of strands of natural fiber, or a multitude of strands of synthetic fiber, or a combination thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hand held disc cleaning tool of claim 1 further comprising a continuous rigid or semi-rigid material that is attached to or in close proximity to the side, and the bottom edges of said body sections along said exterior face for a predetermined length, said continuous rigid or semi-rigid material is further attached or in close proximity to said spine's said side edges along said top longitudinal surface for a predetermined length, said continuous rigid or semi-rigid material is located on or in close proximity to no more than 80% of the total surface area of said external surface of said hand held disc cleaning tool, whereby providing a structural support means for said hand held disc cleaning tool.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The hand held disc cleaning tool of claim 2 further comprising a continuous rigid or semi-rigid material that is attached to or in close proximity to the side, and the bottom edges of said body sections along said exterior face for a predetermined length, said continuous rigid or semi-rigid material is further attached or in close proximity to said spine's said side edges along said top longitudinal surface for a predetermined length, said continuous rigid or semi-rigid material is located on or in close proximity to no more than 80% of the total surface area of said external surface of said hand held disc cleaning tool, whereby providing a structural support means for said hand held disc cleaning tool.

### Claim 5

A method for cleaning recreational throwing discs, comprising:
a. providing a hand held disc cleaning tool comprising a spine that has a rectangular shape and is curved, said spine has a front edge, rear edge, side edges, bottom longitudinal surface and a top longitudinal surface, said front edge, and said rear edge are greater in length than said side edges, said bottom longitudinal surface of said spine has a scrubbing material along the surface, two body sections that are of a predetermined shape and made of a pliable material that can be deformed with a force typical of a user's hand, said body sections include a front body section and rear body section, both having an arched top edge, a bottom edge, side edges, an exterior face, and an interior face, said interior faces have an absorbent material along a surface, said front edge of said spine is contiguous or in close proximity to said front body section along said arched top edge, said rear edge of said spine is attached or in close proximity to said rear body section along said arched top edge, said hand held disc cleaning tool is configured so that said bottom longitudinal surface of said spine and both said interior faces of said front body section and said rear body section are adjacent and form an interior space of said hand held disc cleaning tool, said top longitudinal surface of said spine and both said exterior faces of said body sections constitute an external surface of said hand held disc cleaning tool;
b. holding said hand held disc cleaning tool in one hand as said recreational throwing disc is held in the other hand and inserted into said interior space of said hand held disc cleaning tool making contact with said spine as said other hand rotates said recreational throwing disc through said hand held disc cleaning tool;
c. whereby said recreational throwing disc is cleaned as it is rotated through said hand held disc cleaning tool, said user's hand can deform said hand held disc cleaning tool by applying the force typical of the user's hand to said external surface to conform to a shape of said recreational throwing disc.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5 further comprising a rigid or semi-rigid material that is attached to or in close proximity to the side, and the bottom edges of said body sections along said exterior face for a predetermined length, said rigid or semi-rigid material is further attached or in close proximity to said spine's said side edges along said top longitudinal surface for a predetermined length, said rigid or semi-rigid material is located on or in close proximity to no more than 80% of the total surface area of said external surface of said hand held disc cleaning tool, whereby providing a structural support means for said hand held disc cleaning tool.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5 further comprising a detachable disc holding member that is in the shape of a mitten, said detachable disc holding member has a “u” shaped finger pocket for the insertion of at least one of the user's fingers and extends along the front surface of said detachable disc holding member for a predetermined length, a “u” shaped thumb pocket for insertion of user's thumb protrudes from a side of the said detachable disc holding member, an angle of divergence of said thumb pocket from said finger pocket is less than 90 degrees, said thumb pocket extends along the front surface of said detachable disc holding member for a predetermined length, said detachable disc holding member has an attachment means on the back surface, said hand held disc cleaning tool has said attachment means on said exterior face of at least one of said body section.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 further comprising a detachable disc holding member that is in the shape of a mitten, said detachable disc holding member has a “u” shaped finger pocket for the insertion of at least one of the user's fingers and extends along the front surface of said detachable disc holding member for a predetermined length, a “u” shaped thumb pocket for insertion of user's thumb protrudes from a side of the said detachable disc holding member, an angle of divergence of said thumb pocket from said finger pocket is less than 90 degrees, said thumb pocket extends along the front surface of said detachable disc holding member for a predetermined length, said detachable disc holding member has an attachment means on the back surface, said hand held disc cleaning tool has said attachment means on said exterior face of at least one of said body section.

### Claim 9

A hand-held disc cleaning tool comprising:
a. a spine that has a rectangular shape and is curved, said spine has a front edge, rear edge, side edges, bottom longitudinal surface and a top longitudinal surface, said front edge, and said rear edge are greater in length than said side edges, said bottom longitudinal surface of said spine has a scrubbing material and an absorbent material along the surface;
b. two body sections of a predetermined shape made of a pliable material that can be deformed with a force typical of a user's hand, said body sections include a front body section and rear body section, both said body sections have an arched top edge, a bottom edge, side edges, an exterior face, and an interior face, said interior faces have a scrubbing material and an absorbent material on the surface;
c. said front edge of said spine is contiguous or in close proximity to said front body section along said arched top edge, said rear edge of said spine is contiguous or in close proximity with said rear body section along said arched top edge, said hand held disc cleaning tool is configured so that said bottom longitudinal surface of said spine and both said interior faces of said front body section and said rear body section are adjacent and form an interior space of said hand held disc cleaning tool, said top longitudinal surface of said spine and both said exterior faces of said body sections constitute an external surface of said hand held disc cleaning tool;
d. whereby said hand held disc cleaning tool provides a cleaning surface for a recreational throwing disc when said recreational throwing disc is passed through said interior space of said hand held disc cleaning tool, and said user's hand can deform the tool by applying the force typical of the user's hand to said external surface to conform to a shape of said recreational throwing disc.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The hand held disc cleaning tool of claim 9 wherein said scrubbing material is an array of a multitude of synthetic blades, or synthetic turf like material, or a combination thereof, said absorbent material is a multitude of worm shaped microfiber material, or a multitude of strands of natural fiber, or a multitude of strands of synthetic fiber, or a combination thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The hand held disc cleaning tool of claim 9 further comprising a continuous rigid or semi-rigid material that is attached to or in close proximity to the side, and the bottom edges of said body sections along said exterior face for a predetermined length, said continuous rigid or semi-rigid material is further attached or in close proximity to said spine's said side edges along said top longitudinal surface for a predetermined length, said continuous rigid or semi-rigid material is located on or in close proximity to no more than 80% of the total surface area of said external surface of said hand held disc cleaning tool, whereby providing a structural support means for said hand held disc cleaning tool.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The hand held disc cleaning tool of claim 10 further comprising a continuous rigid or semi-rigid material that is attached to or in close proximity to the side, and the bottom edges of said body sections along said exterior face for a predetermined length, said continuous rigid or semi-rigid material is further attached or in close proximity to said spine's said side edges along said top longitudinal surface for a predetermined length, said continuous rigid or semi-rigid material is located on or in close proximity to no more than 80% of the total surface area of said external surface of said hand held disc cleaning tool, whereby providing a structural support means for said hand held disc cleaning tool.