US 12,295,536 B2
Cleaning device for athletic shoe cleats and spikes
Jeanette Christine Benedict, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Filed by Jeanette Christine Benedict, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US)
Filed on May 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 15/929,622.
Prior Publication US 2021/0353127 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A47L 23/04 (2006.01); B08B 1/00 (2024.01); B08B 1/16 (2024.01)
CPC A47L 23/04 (2013.01) [B08B 1/165 (2024.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A palm-held device for cleaning field debris off the underside of athletic shoes which have cleats or spikes, the device comprising:
a handle comprising a substantially planar top surface with an oval profile configured to fit in a palm of a user, the oval being centered over a central axis;
a cleaning platform comprising the same or substantially the same planar shape and profile as the handle along the central axis and having four (4) tapered cleaning pegs arranged in two (2) rows and two (2) columns protruding from a bottom surface of the cleaning platform in the same direction as the central axis and away from the handle, the cleaning pegs tapering from to a narrower profile away from the cleaning platform, the cleaning pegs are configured such that the user can apply a direct force from its palm to the cleaning pegs to remove the debris from the underside of the athletic shoe;
a neck running along the central axis and connecting a bottom surface of the handle to a top surface of the cleaning platform, the neck being of a smaller profile along the central axis than both the handle and the cleaning platform;
a straight scraper extending outward from first side of the cleaning platform; and
a serrated scraper extending outward from a second side of the cleaning platform, the second side being opposite of the first side of the cleaning platform;
wherein the handle, the cleaning platform, the neck, the straight scraper, and the serrated scraper are integrally formed from a single piece of material.