US3028617A

US3028617A - Golf shoe cleat cleaner

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Publication number: US3028617A
Application number: US20644A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph L Racina
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1960-04-07
Filing date: 1960-04-07
Publication date: 1962-04-10
Anticipated expiration: 1979-04-10

Description

April 1962 J. RAClNA 3,028,617

GOLF SHOE CLEAT CLEANER Filed April 7. 1960 INVENTOR. JosEPH L. RACIN A United States Patent 3,028,617 GOLF SHOE CLEAT CLEANER Joseph L. Racina, 7315 W. 62nd Place, Argo, Ill. Filed Apr. 7, 1960, Ser. No. 20,644 1 Claim. (Cl. -160) This invention relates to improvements in utilitarian accessory attachments for so-called golfing caddy carts or mobiles, more particularly, to a novel and useful brush which is readily attachable and supportable on a golf club bag cart and/or other form of golf club bag mobile carrier without modification thereof or in any manner interfering with its normal convenience and functions, the same being usable by a golfer, in the course of play, for removing mud, foreign matters, etc. from the calks, cleats or other antislipping devices and soles of his shoes, for an obvious purpose.

It is an object of the invention to provide a brush of the above stated character and a support therefor which can be firmly and securely mounted on an appropriate member or portion of a mobile golf club bag carrier (caddy cart, golfmobile, etc.) in a manner and a position where it will be conveniently and readily available for efiective shoe cleanig usage; furthermore, when not in use, can be easily moved to an out-of-the-way position where it will not in any manner interfere with or impede access to the club bag or the mobility of the carrier.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe calk or cleat cleaning device wherein the brush receiving and supporting arm of the attaching or mounting bracket is formed in a single piece, having normally horizontally disposed and opposed flat fingers or wings on and to which a brush is horizontally received and detachably secured with its cleaning bristles arranged for direct and effective brushing engagement with the soles, calks and/or other antislipping devices of the shoes being worn by a user.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a brush supporting bracket arm having a minimum number of component parts, each of durable and simple construction and each being capable of economical production and assembly.

The foregoing, as well as other objects, advantages and meritorious teachings of my invention, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the following described disclosure thereof, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it being understood that the forms of invention presented herein are precise and what are now considered to be the better modes of embo dying its principles, but that other and further modifications and changes may be made in specific embodiment without departing from its essential features.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective showing my invention attached to and in position for use on a caddy cart.

FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of the invention wherein the brush is shown in full lines when in position for use, and in dotted lines when in non-use position.

FIGURE 3 is a top view of the same, the support post of the caddy cart being shown in transverse section with the invention attached thereto.

FIGURE 4 is a front end elevation of the invention attached to and supported by the caddy cart support post.

FIGURE 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5---5 of FIGURE 2, looking in the direction in which the arrows point.

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of a modified form of clamp for attaching the brush supporting or mounting bracket to the support post of a caddy cart, and,

FIGURE 7 is a top view of the same with the support post shown in section.

Referring in detail to the drawings, I have shown for purposes of illustration, my invention adapted or attached 3,028,617 Patented Apr. 10, 1962 ice to and supported by the golf bag support post of a caddy cart generally indicated by the reference numeral [1; the post being identified at 2. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is as advantageously and beneficially attachable and usable on or in connection with various other types of mobile golf bag carriers, including so-called golfmobiles.

The device of the invention, in its preferred embodiment (see FIGURES 1 through 5), comprises a two section attaching and mounting bracket whose sections 3 and 4 are usually but not necessarily of different lengths and are endwise pivotally interconnected by engaging a wingnut provided bolt 5 through overlapping portions thereof, as shown in FIGURE 3. To prevent too free pivotal or swinging movement of the section 4 with relation to the section 3, I may and preferably do form a boss or dimple 6 in one end thereof adapted to bear on and frictionally contact an adjacent portion of the other.

The bracket section 3, preferably made of metal of suitable gauge, is formed on one end with a normally vertically disposed clamping sleeve 7 whose cross-sectional shape and size is such that it will snugly engage with and about the bag support post 2 of the caddy cart 1. Wingnut provided bolts 8 are engaged through slots 9 formed in adjacent portions of the clamping sleeve and, obviously, serve to facilitate its fixed connection to the support post 2 in or at a particularly desired height thereon.

The bracket section 4, usually but not necessarily longer than the section 3, as heretofore stated, is formed of strip metal of a gauge s-uflicient to impart substantial rigidity thereto. It serves to receive and support a brush 10, hereinafter more fully described, on and at its outer and free end portion. In order that the extent of normally downward swinging movement of the section will be limited, i.e., whereby it will be retained in a horizontal position substantially coplanar with relation to the section 3, as shown in FIGURE 2 of the drawings, a stop finger 11 is formed on and extends from the lower side of the inner end portion thereof. Thus, as and when said section 4 is swung to the horizontal, the finger engages with an adjacent underside portion of the section 3 and further retains or stops the same.

The brush 10 preferably consists of a head 10' rectangular in shape of thickness sufiicient to permit the engagement and/or anchoring of connecting screws 14. Suitable upstanding bristles lfia of nylon, wire or other suitable materials, are provided to and carried by the brush head 16' in the usual manner.

To receive and firmly support the brush It} on the mounting bracket section 4, relatively oppositely disposed and juxtaposed horizontal

flat wings

12 and 12 are integral with the upper edge or side thereof, being stamped or otherwise effected. Transverse slots 13 are for-med in and intermediately of each wing and receive screws 1.4, or other suitable fastening devices, which are engaged in the brush head and secure it in fixed relation to the wings 12-12 and section 4.

In usage of my shoe calk or cleat cleaning device and assuming that the same is mounted on the support post 2. of the caddy cart 1, the mounting bracket section 4 is normally positioned as shown in dotted lines in FIGURE 2. When it is desired to use the same for removing debris, mud. etc. from the calks, cleats. soles, etc, of a persons or players shoes, the section 4 with the brush 10 thereon is swung downwardly to the horizontal, as shown in full lines in FIGURE 2. As hereinbefore stated, the stop finger 11 engaging an adjacent portion of the underside of the bracket section 3, stops and retainsv the bracket section 4 in the aforesaid horizontal position. Thus, the bristles of the brush 10, being exposed or upwardly disposed, will serve to dislodge or remove foreign matter accumulated on and between the calks, cleats and on the soles of the persons or playershoe as and when the same is placed on and drawn or moved outwardly thereover.

Following usage of the device, it is preferable that the bracket section 4 with the brush 10 shall be swung upwardly to the vertical or near vertical in the manner shown in FIGURE 2 where it will in no manner impede or interfere with mobility of the caddy cart.

If, however, the bracket section 4 is permitted to remain in the horizontal, it will be seen and appreciated that it may well serve as a leg or prop for retaining the caddy cart in its substantially upright position as shown in FIGURE 1 of the drawings.

In the FIGURES 6 and 7, I have shown a modified form of means for attaching my improved mounting bracket to the caddy cart post 2. Herein, the attaching means consists of substantially U-shaped bolts 15 screwthreaded at their extremities and adapted to be engaged through suitable openings formed in the concaved head 16 of the bracket section 17. Thereupon, securing nuts 18 are turned onto the screw-threaded extremities to an extent to effect firm clamping engagement between the section 17 and its head 16 and the caddy cart post 2.

its cleaning, repair or replacement.

I claim:

4 A shoe cleaning accessory for the cleaning of shoe 'soles and antislipping devices carried by said shoe soles and adapted to be attached to a portion of a mobile golf club bag carrier, comprising:

(a) a substantially rigid arm having flat opposite sides, the normally outer end and upperedge portions of which have fiat relatively right angularly disposed wings integral therewith, said wings being in coplanar and disaligned relation whereby to provide a fixed continuous and extended flat supporting surface,

(b) a second and shorter substantially rigid arm having fiat opposite sides positioned adjacent and flatly contacting the inner end portion of the first mentioned arm and pivotally connected thereto,

(0) stop means on and integral with said inner end portion of the first mentioned arm engageable, at times, with the second arm whereby to retain both arms in horizontal and parallel relation,

(d) support attaching means on said second arm, and

(e) a cleaning means having a fiat body portion of a length substantially corresponding to the combined lengths of said wings seated on and connected thereto.

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