Golf cart mounted apparatus for cleaning golf shoe

Abstract

In general the invention is directed toward an apparatus for cleaning golf shoes which includes a sheet of material having a cleaning surface which can be attached to the floorboard of a golf cart such that the cleaning surface is exposed to the operator of the golf cart. The invention allows a golfer to clean their shoes during the normal course of the round without undue delay due to the convenient location of the device on the golf cart.

1 . An apparatus for cleaning golf shoes comprising: 
 a. a sheet of material having a cleaning surface; and    b. an attachment mechanism configured to be attached to a floorboard of a golf cart for mounting the sheet of material such that the cleaning surface is exposed to an operator of the golf cart.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning surface is made of injection molded plastic.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning surface comprises a plurality of projections.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 3 , wherein the projections are bristles.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of material is mounted on the floorboard between a seat and a dash of the golf cart.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 5 , wherein the sheet of material is configured to replace a step plate on the golf cart.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet of material is wrapped around an outside edge of the floorboard between a seat and a dash of the golf cart.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 7 , wherein the sheet of material is flexible and the attachment mechanism comprises the elastic tension of the sheet of material.  
   
   
       9 . An apparatus for cleaning golf shoes comprising: 
 a. a first sheet of material having a cleaning surface;    b. and a second sheet of material attached to and underlying the first sheet of material, said second sheet of material comprising an attachment mechanism configured to be attached to a floorboard of a golf cart such that the cleaning surface is exposed to an operator of the golf cart.    
   
   
       10 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 9 , wherein the cleaning surface comprises a plurality of projections.  
   
   
       11 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 10 , wherein the projections are bristles.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 9 , wherein the first sheet of material and the second sheet of material are mounted on the floorboard between a seat and a dash of the golf cart.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 12 , wherein the first sheet of material and the second sheet of material are configured to replace a step plate on the golf cart.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 9 , wherein the first sheet of material and the second sheet of material are wrapped around an outside edge of the floorboard between a seat and a dash of the golf cart.  
   
   
       15 . An apparatus for cleaning golf shoes comprising a sheet of material having a cleaning surface; 
 a. a second sheet of material attached to and underlying the first sheet of material, said second sheet of material comprising an attachment mechanism configured to be attached to a floorboard of a golf cart such that the cleaning surface is exposed to an operator of the golf cart;    b. and a tapered border attached to at least a portion of the perimeter of the second sheet of material, said tapered border decreasing in thickness from the second sheet of material outward so that the transition from the floorboard to the apparatus is less abrupt.    
   
   
       16 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 15 , wherein the cleaning surface comprises a plurality of projections.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 16 , wherein the projections are bristles.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 15 , wherein the first sheet of material, the second sheet of material, and the tapered border are mounted on the floorboard between a seat and a dash of the golf cart.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 18 , wherein the first sheet of material, the second sheet of material, and the tapered border are configured to replace a step plate on the golf cart.  
   
   
       20 . The apparatus for cleaning golf shoes of  claim 15 , wherein the first sheet of material, the second sheet of material, and the tapered border are wrapped around an outside edge of the floorboard between a seat and a dash of the golf cart.