US 5,509,167 AGranted

Cleat cleaning tool

OwnerDylan Wilsoninventor

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Abstract

A cleat cleaning tool that is comprised of a handle and a first prong and a second prong, the first and second prongs connected to the handle and extending therefrom. The first and second prongs are positioned next to one another to form a groove, which has a groove length and groove width. The groove length is approximately equal to a cleat length and the groove width is approximately equal to a cleat width, so that the groove fits around a cleat, so that the cleat cleaning tool can be moved back and forth around the cleat in order to clean and remove debris (e.g., mud, dirt, and grass) from the cleat. The groove is formed by a first interior surface of the first prong and a second interior surface of the second prong. The first prong has a first end and the second prong has a second end, neither of which is connected to the handle. The first and second prong may be beveled in ordered to provide a fairly sharp edge. Similarly, the first and second ends may be hooked. The hooked ends can be enhanced by indentations of the first and second prong. The first prong has a first width and the second prong has a second width and the handle has a third width. The first width and the second width are preferably not equal to one another, so that the groove is not positioned in the center of the third width.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A tool for cleaning a cleat extending from a sole of a shoe, said tool comprising:

(a) an elongated handle having a handle end;
and
(b) a first elongated prong and a second elongated prong, each of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong having a first prong end and a free prong end, said free prong end and said first prong end of each of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong positioned opposite of one another, each said first prong ends connected to and extending from said handle end of said elongated handle, said first elongated prong and said second elongated prong substantially straight and substantially parallel to one another and defining therebetween an elongated groove having an open end and a closed end, said open end and said closed end opposite from one another, said open end of said elongated groove adjacent to said free prong ends of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong, said closed end spaced from said open end, said elongated groove also formed by a first side portion of said first elongated prong and a second side portion of said second elongated prong, said first side portion and said second side portion extending from said open end to said closed end, said elongated groove also having a substantially constant width between said first side portion and said second side portion from said open end of said elongated groove to said closed end of said elongated groove, said free ends of each of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong having a front face and a back face, said front face and said back face of each of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong having beveled surfaces which cooperate to define a pointed edge at said free end of each of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong;
and
(c) whereby said elongated groove is adapted to receive said cleat and to scrape off any debris located thereon as well as said sole adjacent to said cleat.

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A cleat cleaning apparatus for cleaning a cleat extending from a sole of a shoe, said apparatus comprising:

(a) an elongated handle having a first handle end;
and
(b) a first elongated prong and a second elongated prong, each of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong having a first prong end and an opposite free prong end, each of said first prong ends connected to and extending from said first handle end of said elongated handle, each of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong having a longitudinal axis, said first elongated prong and said second elongated prong substantially straight and substantially parallel to one another and defining therebetween an elongated groove having an open end and a closed end, said open end and said closed end opposite from one another, said open end of said elongated groove adjacent to said free prong end of said first elongated prong and to said free prong end of said second elongated prong, said closed end spaced from said open end, said elongated groove also formed by a first side portion of said first elongated prong and a second side portion of said second elongated prong, said first side portion and said second side portion extending from said open end to said closed end, said elongated groove also having a substantially constant width between said first side portion and said second side portion from said open end to said closed end of said elongated groove, said free ends of each of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong having a respective end surface oriented substantially perpendicular to said respective longitudinal axis of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong, said free ends of each of said first elongated prong and of said second elongated prong also having a second surface defining an acute angle with the respective end surface, wherein said end surfaces and said second surfaces each respectively define a pointed end which extend laterally outward relative to said longitudinal axis of the respective one of said first elongated prong and said second elongated prong;
and
(c) whereby said elongated groove is adapted to receive said cleat and to scrape off any debris located thereon as well as said sole adjacent to said cleat.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.