Footwear scraping apparatus
OwnerJames R. Ciariinventor
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Abstract
A selectively positionable scraping apparatus is disclosed for scraping matter from the sole of articles of footwear, for example ski boots or shoes. The apparatus is mountable, for example, on the upper surfaces of a ski adjacent to the ski boot binding toe piece and includes a mounting portion and a scraper connected with the mounting portion and movable with respect thereto between stored and operative positions. A spring biases the scraper toward the operative position abutting the binding toe piece and a retainer connected with the mounting portion is provided for releasably securing the scraper in the stored position.
Claims13
An apparatus for enabling removal of matter from a ground engagable unit, said apparatus being attachable adjacent to a surface having a related utility structure utilized in associated with said ground engagable unit thereat, said apparatus comprising:
- mounting means for mounting said apparatus adjacent to said surface, said mounting means including a base unit having a forward section adjacent to said utility structure and a rearward section;
- a scraper portion pivotably connected with said base unit of said mounting means so that said scraper portion is movable between stored and operative positions, said scraper portion being at least partly maintained at said operative position by said utility structure related to said surface, said scraper portion including a forward section adjacent to said utility structure and a rearward section;
- connecting means for pivotably connecting said forward sections of said scraper portion and said base unit of said mounting means so that said scraper portion is maintained over said mounting means when in said store position;
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- releasable securing means pivotably connected with said base unit of said mounting means for releasably securing said scraper portion in said stored position.
A variably positionable footwear scraper attachable to structure comprising:
- a one-piece mounting portion mountable adjacent to said structure;
- a scraper portion pivotably connected with said mounting portion by a connector so that said scraper portion is movable between stored and operative positions, said scraper portion having upper and lower surfaces, said lower surface facing said mounting portion when said scraper portion is in said stored position;
- releasable securing means pivotably connected with said mounting portion for releasably engaging at least a part of said upper surface of said scraper portion thus securing said scraper portion when in said stored position;
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- biasing means adjacent to said connector for biasing said scraper portion toward said operative position and for biasing said releasable securing means toward engagement with said part of said upper surface of said scraper portion when said scraper portion is moved to said stored position.
A variably positionable footwear scraping apparatus attachable to a ski adjacent to a footwear binding piece attached to an upper surface of said ski, said apparatus comprising:
- a one-piece mounting portion for mounting said apparatus adjacent to said upper surface of said ski;
- a scraper portion having an aperture therein;
- connecting means for connecting said scraper portion with said mounting portion so that said scraper portion is movable between stored and operative positions and having a biasing spring mounted therewith including a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of said biasing spring for biasing said scraper portion toward said operative position abutting said footwear binding piece;
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- releasable securing means connected with said mounting portion for releasably securing said scraper portion in said stored position and having one part thereof releasably engagable with said aperture in said scraper portion and a second part thereof for contacting said second portion of said biasing spring to bias said one part of said releasable securing means toward releasable engagement with said scraper portion through said aperture when said scraper portion is moved to said stored position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.