Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Implements – Brush or broom
Patent
1998-02-17
2000-06-20
Warden, Sr., Robert J.
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Implements
Brush or broom
15188, A46B 1320
Patent
active
060762225
ABSTRACT:
An athletic shoe cleaner for cleaning a shoe bottom, especially the bottom of a shoe having non-metal spikes. The athletic shoe cleaner includes a cleaning surface having a plurality of spaced apart rods, wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods is formed from a semi-rigid material. In the preferred embodiment, the cleaner includes a flexible base for supporting the rods and permitting the cleaner to be mounted to a surface such as a fender of a golf cart. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the base is generally round and the plurality of spaced apart rods are arranged in an overlapping and radially symmetrical fashion with respect to the center of the cleaner with the height of each of the plurality of spaced apart rods increasing from the outer edge to the center.
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