US2989768A

US2989768A - Spike cleaning device

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Publication number: US2989768A
Application number: US783635A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albin M Dohre
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1958-12-15
Filing date: 1958-12-15
Publication date: 1961-06-27
Anticipated expiration: 1978-06-27

Description

June 27, 1961 A. M. DOHRE 2,989,768

SPIKE CLEANING DEVICE Filed Dec. 15, 1958 INVENTOR. ALBIN M. DOHRE ATTORNEY United States Patent 2,989,768 SPIKE CLEANING DEVICE Albin M. Dohre, 26 Madeira Ave., Coral Gables, Fla. Filed Dec. 15,1958, Ser. No. 783,635 2 Claims. (Cl. 1'5237) This invention relates generally to athletic foot wear and is more particularly directed to a device for cleaning and adjusting cleats and spikes on athletic foot gear.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive though effective device for cleaning mud, dirt and other foreign material from spikes and cleats on golf shoes and the like.

Another object of the present device is to provide a device which has a tool formed along one edge for ad justing the spikes on the shoes and a further tool along another edge for scraping mud and dirt from the spikes in cleaning the mud therefrom.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a spike cleaning device for golf shoes, which device can be readily manipulated for cleaning spikes on shoes Without the necessity of removing the shoes from ones feet so that the user may at all times have his shoes free of mud and the like.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of my spike cleaning device.

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of a golf shoe showing my spike cleaning and adjusting device positioned on a spike for cleaning same.

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken along the line 33 of FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4 is a cross sectional view taken through the axis of a spike along the line 4--4 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 5 is a similar view showing my spike cleaning and adjusting device being used to adjust the spike.

FIGURE 6 is a bottom plane view of my spike cleaning and adjusting device.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals are used to designate similar parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10 refers to my combination spike cleaning and adjusting device produced from a sheet of metallic material preferably stainless steel, although other suitable metals or plastic materials may be used. My device 10 is provided with a handle 11 formed along a top edge of the device by folding the top edge and returning same on itself to provide an expanded portion that may be gripped easily by a person manipulating same when handling the device 10. On the bottom edge which is opposite the handle 11 there is provided a spike centering loop 12 formed by cutting along a line 13 parallel to and spaced from the bottom edge a distance equal to the height of the loop 12. The edge 13 extends from a side edge 14 to a position short of the opposite side edge 15. The cut metal is then rolled to form the loop 12. The remaining bottom edge is tapered downwardly in the direction of the side edge 15 and sharpened as at 18 to provide a blade-like edge in order to readily scrape mud, etc. from cleats or spikes 16 threadedly mounted on anchoring members 29 and 30 mounted on a conventional golf shoe 17. The golf shoe 17 forms no part of the present invention and is shown only for purposes of illustration. The oblique angle at which the blade 18 extends is approximately equal to the angle of the base 21 of the cleat 16 so that with the loop 12 encircling the spike 20, the blade 18 will engage the sloping base 21 to remove all dirt and mud from the spike 20, and base 21 as the device 10 is rotated about the spike 20 as the center of rotation.

At the upper portion of the side edge 15 there is provided a cleat adjusting device consisting of a pair of spaced apart lugs 22 and a tapered recess 23 with a sloping edge portion 24 joining the lugs with the outer edge of each side of the recess 23. The combination of the recess 23 and the edges 24 form a silhouette identical to the cross sectional shape of the spikes 16 so that when it is desired to adjust the spikes 16 on the shoes 17, the lugs 22 can be inserted in slots 25 in the spikes 16 whereby the spikes 16 may be loosened so as to remove same from the shoes 17 or tightened thereon in order that they not be inadvertently loosened and thereby become lost. A bore 26 is provided on my device for securing a string or line thereon so that the device 10 may be secured to a golf bag.

What I claim as new is:

1. A spike cleaning device comprising a wall portion having upper and lower edge portions, handle means formed at said upper edge portion, a spike receiving loop mounted at said lower edge portion, said loop being substantially cylindrical in shape with its bottom edge portion lying in a plane and a blade portion extending from proximity to said bottom edge portion of said spike receiving loop at an oblique angle, said bottom edge portion of said loop describing an arc of substantially 360 degrees whereby upon the placing of said loop on said spike and rotation thereof said blade will engage a base portion of said spike without danger of slipping and re move mud and the like therefrom.

2. A spike cleaning device comprising a substantially flat wall portion having a bottom edge and a pair of side edges, a substantially cylindrical spike receiving loop positioned at said bottom edge, said loop having a bottom edge portion lying substantially in a plane and describing an arc of substantially 360 degrees, and a spike cleaning blade portion extending from adjacent said bottom edge portion of said loop to one of said side edges.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,461,639 Grigalunas Feb. 15, 1949 2,817,863 Johns Dec. 31, 1957 2,866,218 Ranseen Dec. 30, 1958