Outsole grid cleaner
View Patent ↗An outsole grid cleaner for removing dirt and debris from the sole of shoes includes a base and a plurality of scraper prongs which remove dirt and debris from the shoe's sole. The outsole grid cleaner has one continuous sidewall extending peripherally around the device. A plurality of scraper prongs extend outwardly from the sidewall. The plurality of scraper prongs have a free end. The plurality of scraper prongs are manipulated through a shoe's outsole pattern of projections to forcibly remove debris and dirt from the lowermost surface of the shoe's outsole pattern. The scraper prongs also remove dirt and debris when in contact with the channel on the top surface of the shoe sole's projections. The scraper prongs further remove the dirt and debris when in contact with the top surface of the shoe sole's projections.
1. An outsole grid cleaner for cleaning and removing debris and dirt from the soles of shoes comprising:
a base having at least one continuous sidewall; and
a plurality of scraper prongs extending from one said continuous sidewall, each said scraper prong having a circular cross-section of a similar diameter with a distal end and an outer surface, said plurality of scraper prongs are positioned an equispaced distance apart from each other on said at least one continuous sidewall whereby said equispaced distance corresponds to the distance on a shoe sole's pattern, each of said plurality of scraper prongs having a length that is different from an adjacent said scraper prong such that when said plurality of prongs are manipulated through a shoe sole's pattern debris and dirt are forcibly removed therefrom when in contact with said plurality of scraper prong's distal ends or said outer surfaces.
2. The outsole grid cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein said lengths of each of said plurality of scraper prongs progressively increase as said plurality of scraper prongs extend along said at least one continuous sidewall.
3. The outsole grid cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein said base includes an aperture therethrough.
4. The outsole grid cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein said base includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and said at least one continuous sidewall extends between said top surface to said bottom surface.
5. The outsole grid cleaner according to claim 4 , wherein said top surface includes a plurality of projections arranged in a pattern, whereby said plurality of projections enable gripping of said outsole grid cleaner by an individual.
6. The outsole grid cleaner according to claim 5 , wherein said pattern is a corrugated pattern.
7. A combination of a shoe and an outsole grid cleaner for cleaning and removing debris and dirt from a shoe sole the combination comprising:
a shoe including a sole, said sole having a pattern of projections, said projections being positioned an equispaced distance apart from each other defining a plurality of grooves between each one of said projections, said plurality of grooves being positioned an equispaced distance apart from each other, each one of said projections having a top surface, on each said top surface includes a channel thereon; and
an outsole grid cleaner including a base having at least one continuous sidewall, and a plurality of scraper prongs extending from said at least one said continuous sidewall, said plurality of scraper prongs having a distal end and an outer surface, said scraper prongs positioned a pre-determined distance apart from each other on said at least one continuous sidewall, each of said scraper prongs having a length that is different from an adjacent said scraper prong, said lengths of said scraper prongs progressively increasing as said scraper prongs extend along said at least one continuous sidewall, whereby said predetermined distance on said scraper prongs corresponds to said grooves and corresponds to said top surface on said projection on said shoe sole;
whereby said plurality of scraper prongs on said outsole grid cleaner removes debris and dirt from said pattern on said shoe sole when in contact with said plurality of scraper prong's distal end or said outer surface.
8. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein said plurality of scraper prong's said predetermined distance is an equispaced distance apart from each other, whereby said plurality of equispaced scraper prongs are manipulated through adjacent said grooves, or adjacent said channels, or adjacent said top surfaces to forcibly remove debris and dirt from said pattern on said shoe sole when in contact with said plurality of scraper prong's distal end or said outer surface.
9. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein said plurality of scraper prong's said predetermined distance is the distance between said groove to said channel and the distance between said channel to said top surface, whereby said plurality of scraper prongs are simultaneously manipulated through one said groove, said channel, and said top surface to forcibly remove debris and dirt from said pattern on said shoe sole when in contact with said plurality of scraper prong's distal end or said outer surface.
10. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein said pattern of said projections is a corrugated pattern.
11. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein each said plurality of scraper prongs have a circular cross-section.
12. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein each of said plurality of scraper prongs has a similar diameter.
13. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein each said similar diameter on plurality of said scraper prongs corresponds to said groove on said shoe sole.
14. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein each said similar diameter on said plurality of scraper prongs corresponds to said channel on a said shoe sole.
15. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein said base includes an aperture therethrough.
16. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein said base includes a top surface and a bottom surface, and said at least one continuous sidewall extends between said top surface to said bottom surface.
17. The combination shoe and outsole grid cleaner according to claim 16 , wherein said top surface includes a second plurality of projections arranged in a pattern, whereby said plurality of projections enable gripping of said outsole grid cleaner by an individual.