US20060059645A1

US20060059645A1 - Footwear applicator for shining, polishing, and buffing

Info

Publication number: US20060059645A1
Application number: US10/945,394
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph Nguyen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-09-20
Filing date: 2004-09-20
Publication date: 2006-03-23

Abstract

An applicator made specifically to apply wax and shine footwear. The footwear applicator is comprised of a fabric (1) on the exterior, a waterproof material (2) in the interior and elastic binding (3) on the bottom opening. The footwear applicator is easy to use it also offer protection for any residue substance that would stain the user's fingers and provides a stable maintain grip on the user's fingers. Users will realize how comfortably the footwear applicator fits. This footwear applicator makes shinning footwear convenient, easy, faster, and more enjoyable.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

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SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM

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BACKGROUND—FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to footwear applicators. Especially applicators that use wax-polish to shine and polish leather footwear. (Or other footwear that can be shined with wax) This invention makes shining footwear faster, easier, and less dirty on the fingers from wax polish.

BACKGROUND—DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART

Many, if not most consumers of footwear prefer to use wax to shine and polish their footwear. The most common way to apply wax is to use an applicator. Heretofore a wide variety of footwear applicators have been proposed and implemented for shining footwear.
The most common applicator is cloth. The cloth works fine but most users sometimes have a hard time using it. Usually users tend to wrap the cloth tightly around the index and middle fingers. Using this technique however, often leads to the cloth becoming unraveled causing dissatisfaction. Once it loosens users must re-tighten it again. This could be a time consuming process. Another major disadvantage is the wax bleeds through the cloth causing dirty fingers, which can track on clothing and other objects. If users use liquid to shine their footwear, their fingers would become soaked and discolored during the application process. Users who tend to save and reuse these cloths often find it inconvenient due to various or numerous reasons. If not stored properly these cloths become filthy and unsanitary items that are hard to clean and not worth the effort. With this being said, users are not receiving the proper value and benefit from ordinary cloths, which offer very little if any protection from wax residue, stains and can strain the users wrist/hand. This applicator can also affect other objects by leaving stains or a foul stench or the like. In essence, users find these types or applicators unsatisfactory because it offers no protection against the wax, liquid and no stable grip.
Another simple applicator is the cotton ball. The cotton ball is more disposable so the user does not have to go through the hassle of storing it. The cotton ball only shines small areas at a time due to size to grip. Users often require quite a few cotton balls just to complete a set of footwear. As a result it is a very time consuming process to shine with cotton balls. The same dissatisfactory as the cloth is does not provide protection to the user against liquid and wax polish. This causes the user discomfort with soak, soggy, and filthy fingers.
Most users, therefore, would find it desirable to have an applicator, which could maintain grip and facilitate protection against residue and liquid.

OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES

Accordingly several objects and advantages of my invention are to provide applicators made to fit the user's needs. Most footwear applicators are not intended to shine and polish footwear, but can be used because it is a general item and easy to obtain. Theses applicators may work but are not specifically meant to meet the user's needs. Thus my device is created to shine and polish footwear. This is in order to meet the user's needs but can be used in any fashion, if the user chooses. This offers a major advantage over the other common applicator. My applicator provides exceptional protection against wax and liquid on user's fingers. Two of the main unpleasant factors that occur from shining footwear that is inevitable, now can be eliminated.
In addition I claim the following additional objects and advantages: to provide an applicator for easily, reliably and quickly shine footwear, to provide such an applicator which requires a minimum of skill and training to use, to provide an applicator which can maintain grip on user's fingers and to provide such an applicator which can do a complete job of footwear shinning, without the need to worry about soak, soggy discolored, and filthy fingers.

SUMMARY

The footwear applicator is simply an improved or better version to the prior art footwear applicators. The footwear applicator purpose is to be proficient in its tasks, maintain superior grip and also provide protection.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the footwear applicator
FIG. 3 is the applicator fitted on the user's hand.

DRAWING REFERENCE NUMERALS

1. Sheet of fabric
2. Waterproof material
3. Elastic binding

DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

FIG. 1 shows an applicator according to the preferred embodiment of the invention. The applicator comprises a sheet of fabric (1) on the exterior which has a sheet of waterproof material (2) in the interior and elastic binding attach on bottom opening to maintain grip. FIG. 2 shows how is the applicator worn and fitted.

OPERATION OF THE INVENTION

The footwear applicator is worn as show in FIG. 2. Once worn wax is apply to the surface of the applicator. The wax on the applicator is applied to the footwear. User may buff the wax (with the aid of water if users chooses) until it shines on the footwear or use their prefer technique. This applicator can be use in a wide variety of applications not just wax only. Users do not have to worry about residue (such as liquid, wax, and etc) bleeding through the applicator since an interior waterproof material protects users fingers. Users will find the applicator's elastic binding will not cut blood circulation to the index and middle finger. Due to the fact that blood can flow through the gap between the fingers. Users will realize how comfortable the applicator fits. Any further use for the applicator is self-explanatory hence the invention being call an applicator.

Claims

1. A footwear applicator for shining, polishing and buffing is comprised of:

a) A sheet of fabric of sufficient size to accommodate use for human being's hand for shining, polishing, buffing and applying any substance.

b) A sheet of waterproof material of sufficient size to accommodate under said sheet of fabric.

c) A elastic binding of sufficient size attach to said a sheet of fabric and said sheet of waterproof material at the bottom end to fit the user's fingers