US3105257A - Combined article for cleaning cleated golf shoes and grooved golf clubs and similar objects - Google Patents

Description

Oct. 1, 1963 H, BLAGDEN I 3,105,257

COMBINED ARTICLE FOR CLEANING CLEATED GOLF SHQES AND I GROOVED GOLF CLUBS AND SIMILAR OBJECTS Filed Aug. 8, 1962 INIVENTOR. JACK H. BLAGDE/V.

Arman/5x United States Patent 3,105,257 C(ll'i HHNED AR'EECLE FOR CLEANEIG CLEATED AND GRfiOVED GOLF CLUBS AND SEE/HEAR @EJEQTS Each H. Biagden, 8438 Becker Ave., Allen Park, Mich. Filed Aug. 8, 1952, Ser. No. 215,678 1 Claim. (Cl. 152ltl5) A principal object of the present invention is to provide an extremely simple and functionally satisfactory article, inexpensive of manufacture and yet satisfactory for use both in respect to being carried by a golfer in his playing and at the same time functionally satisfactory.

Further objects of the invention will best be understood upon reference to the appended specification and the attached drawing.

In such drawing:

FIG. 1 is an elevational View of a cleaning device in one preferred form.

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view as if in the direction of arrows 22 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary elevational view of the cleaning device with a cleat removing adapter forming the combined article claimed.

FIG. 4 is a section in line 44 of FIG. 3.

Because of the extreme simplicity of the device and is very apparent use, no showing is made on the drawing of the manner of the use of the device, because deemed unnecessary. Instead, the manner of use will be described in this application.

The device comprises an elongated handle 10, one of whose ends is formed as a hand grip 11 and the other of Whose ends is formed with a socket 12 of a shape and dimension adapted to fit over and receive spike 24 of a golf shoe cleat 25, FIG. 3. The device further includes a cleat scraping wing-like blade 14' projecting laterally from the socketed end of the handle and having angularly related edges 15, 16. The transverse edges 15, at an obtuse angle to axis of handle 1% may be used for cleaning a cleat when the socketed end 12 is disposed over the spike and rotated. The longitudinal edge 16 may be used for cleaning dirt filled grooves of a golf club.

The device further includes a shoe cleaning brush 20 disposed oppositely of the blade 14 and secured to the socketed end of the handle, and comprising a block 21 and bristles 22 and is detachably secured in place by a screw 23. 7 Thus the brush may be easily replaced when Worn out.

The device may be used for cleaning spikes and cleats by applying the socket 12 over the tip of the spike 24, FIG. 3, and forcing the device axially of the spike to scrape dirt fiom the spike. Using the spike as a bearing, with the spike received within the socket 12, the device may now be rotated so that transverse edge 15 scrapes the exposed surface 26 of the cleat to clean it.

BASES? Patented Get. 1, 1863 "ice It will be observed from the foregoing that the device is functionally satisfactory for all its intended purposes.

It will also be observed that the device is small and compact and of a desirable shape which enables it to be carried easily and conveniently by a golfer while playing.

The device is also obviously extremely simple to manufacture as will be readily understood.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show the use of an adapter for installing or removing the cleats 25.

For this purpose, there is provided a cylindrical adapter body 27 having an upright axial shank 28 adapted to nest within the axial bore or socket 12 in the lower end of handle 10.

Tapered transverse slot 29 extends across the upper corner of body 27 and is adapted to cooperatively receive the lower edge portion 15 of the scraper blade 14 as shown in FIG. 3 providing a means by which manual rotation of the handle 161 Will effect corresponding rotation of said adapter.

A pair of spanner type projections 30 depend in spaced relation from the undersurface of the adapter body 27 and are adapted to interlockingly nest loosely within a corresponding pair of axial apertures 31 formed in the top surface 26 of cleat 25.

By the construction shown in FIG. 3, it is seen that the present tool may also be used for installing or removing cleats from the supporting sole of a golf shoe for illustration. Axial recess 32 in body 27 loosely receives spike 24.

Now having described the device herein disclosed, reference should be had to the claim which follows:

I claim:

8 In combination, an elongated handle, one of Whose ends is formed as a hand grip and the other of whose ends is formed with a socket, a wing-like blade projecting laterally from the socketed end of the handle and having angularly related edges, one of said edges being at an acute angle to the axis of the socket and extending forwardly thereof, and an adapter for installing or removing a golf shoe cleat, including a body, an axial shank on the body projected up into said socket, said body having a radial groove cooperatively receiving said one of said blade edges, and a pair of transversely spaced spanner type projections depending from the body for operative driving engagement within corresponding bores in said cleat, said body having an axial recess to loosely receive the spike of the cleat.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,293,081 Savoy Aug. 18, 1942 2,461,639 Grigalunas Feb. 15, 1949 2,857,608 Schwartz Oct. 28, 1958 2,989,768 Dohre June 27, 1961

Images