ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,536, issued on May 13.
"Cleaning device for athletic shoe cleats and spikes" was invented by Jeanette Christine Benedict (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment of a palm-held device for cleaning field debris off the underside of athletic shoes which have cleats or spikes, comprises a handle (10) connected via a neck (12) to a cleaning platform (14) below. There is a plurality of cleaning pegs (18) protruding orthogonally from the base (16) of the cleaning platform (14). Additional cleaning elements that may extend outward from the cleaning platform (14) include a straight scraper (20) and a serrate...