TODAY’S PATENT – CLEANER TOOL FOR CLEATED SHOES

The CLEANER TOOL FOR CLEATED SHOES was invented by Jeffrey S. Williams (Richardson, TX) on the 9^th  of June 1987, bearing patent number US4670932A.

The present  invention relates to a tool or utensil for removing mud  or dirt from the heel and sole of cleated shoes of the type used in athletics.

More specifically, the invention relates to such a utensil that is light weight and portable yet is effective for removing mud and debris about the cleat in a manner which affords the safety of protecting the user’s hand against being soiled by the debris or abraded by inadvertent contact with a cleat.The technical field to which the art pertains comprises the art of scraping utensils for removing unwanted deposits from a surface by scraping.The foregoing is achieved in accordance with the invention by means of a light weight portable tool formed substantially as a unitary structure and comprised of a swordlike handle secured to an elongated blade that terminates at its distal end in a centrally grooved beveled scraping edge. The blade is generally of rectangular cross section and of a width sized to be passed through the spacing normally provided between adjacent cleats.