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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1998
George N Adzick, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Thomas W Guyer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Winsor Corporation, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A shoe sole cleaner removes foreign debris from a sole of a user's shoe by swiping the sole over the shoe sole cleaner on the user's opposing shoe. The shoe sole cleaner includes a base member and an elongated closure strap extending from the base member. A fixed end of the elongated closure strap extends from the base member and a free end of the elongated closure strap is adapted for extending under at least a portion of a shoelace on the shoe. In one embodiment, facing surfaces of the closure strap and base member have complementary portions of a two-part mechanical fastener (e.g., hook-and-loop) which are engaged to secure the shoe sole cleaner to a shoe by its shoe laces. An exposed surface of the base member bears a shoe sole cleaning surface. In another embodiment, a first part of a hook-and-loop fastener covers substantially an entire outer surface of the base member and a second complementary part of the hook-and-loop fastener covers the free end of the elongated closure strap for detachable attachment to the outer surface of the base member. The shoe sole cleaner also includes a separable shoe sole cleaning sheet having an inner surface covered by a second part of a hook-and-loop fastener for detachable attachment to the outer surface of the base member. Alternatively, the shoe sole cleaner is integral to the shoe and substantially conforms to the profile of the shoe.