Flexible means for securing a cleaning device to footwear
OwnerMatthew Curcioinventor
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Abstract
A cleaning device to be worn on footwear of a user includes a shoe attachment means configured to removably connect to the user's footwear, a cleaning element configured to removably connect to the shoe attachment means, and a coupling interface including a first connecting means positioned on the shoe attachment means and a second connecting means positioned on the cleaning element. The first connecting means and the second connecting means are configured to removably connect the shoe attachment means to the cleaning element.
Claims18
A cleaning device to be worn on footwear of a user, comprising:
- a shoe attachment means configured to removably connect to the user's footwear, the shoe attachment means including a base portion that is positioned adjacent the user's footwear, the base portion including a first connecting means, the first connecting means including an opening, and the base portion including an aperture disposed in a midsection of the base portion of the shoe attachment means;
- a cleaning element configured to removably connect to the shoe attachment means;
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- a coupling interface including the first connecting means positioned on the shoe attachment means and a second connecting means positioned on the cleaning element, wherein the first connecting means and the second connecting means are configured to removably connect the shoe attachment means to the cleaning element.
A cleaning device to be worn on footwear of a user, comprising:
- a shoe attachment means configured to removably connect to the user's footwear, the shoe attachment means including a base portion that is positioned adjacent the user's footwear, the base portion including a first connecting means, the first connecting means including an opening, and the base portion including an aperture disposed in a midsection of the base portion of the shoe attachment means;
- a cleaning element configured to removably connect to the shoe attachment means;
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- a coupling interface including the first connecting means, the first connecting means including the opening positioned on the shoe attachment means and a fastener positioned on the cleaning element, wherein the opening is configured to receive a disc portion of the fastener, and wherein the disc portion of the fastener is positioned adjacent a top rim of the opening when the cleaning element is connected to the shoe attachment means.
A method of cleaning, comprising:
- providing a cleaning device configured to removably connect to a user's footwear, the cleaning device including a shoe attachment means, the shoe attachment means including a base portion that is positioned adjacent the user's footwear, the base portion including a first connecting means, the first connecting means including an opening, and the base portion including an aperture disposed in a midsection of the base portion of the shoe attachment means, a cleaning element removably connected to the shoe attachment means, and a coupling interface including the first connecting means positioned on the shoe attachment means and a second connecting means positioned on the cleaning element, wherein the first connecting means and the second connecting means are configured to removably connect the shoe attachment means to the cleaning element;
- selecting the cleaning element;
- connecting the cleaning element to the shoe attachment means;
- applying the shoe attachment means to the footwear;
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- performing a cleaning task.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.