Hunter's boot cleaner

Abstract

A hunter's boot cleaner includes a support member, a cleaner member having a boot scraping surface, and a securing mechanism for securing the boot cleaner to a tree or ladder. The cleaner member can be adjusted relative to the support member to accommodate different boot sizes.

1 . A boot cleaner comprising: 
 a support member;    a cleaner member having a boot scraping surface;    adjustable attaching means for use in adjustably attaching the support member to the cleaner member; and    a securing mechanism for use in securing the boot cleaner to a tree.    
   
   
       2 . The boot cleaner of  claim 1  wherein the cleaner member comprises a first opening that receives the support member, the adjustable attaching means for use in selectively fixing the position of the support member with respect to the cleaner member.  
   
   
       3 . The boot cleaner of  claim 2  wherein the cleaner member has a hole, the adjustable attaching means comprising a screw member that is received within the hole and is selectively used to fix the position of the support member with respect to the cleaner member.  
   
   
       4 . The boot cleaner of  claim 2  wherein the support member comprises first and second legs, the first leg being selectively received within the first opening in the cleaner member, the securing mechanism being operatively connected to the second leg.  
   
   
       5 . The boot cleaner of  claim 4  further comprising: 
 a first brush selectively attachable to the second leg of the support member; and,    a second brush selectively attachable to the cleaner member.    
   
   
       6 . The boot cleaner of  claim 5  further comprising: 
 a third brush adapted to be selectively received by the cleaner member above the boot scraping surface.    
   
   
       7 . The boot cleaner of  claim 1  wherein the securing mechanism comprises: 
 a threaded member adapted to be rotated into the tree.    
   
   
       8 . The boot cleaner of  claim 7  wherein the threaded member is pivotably connected to the support member.  
   
   
       9 . The boot cleaner of  claim 1  wherein the securing mechanism comprises: 
 a belt adapted to be received around the tree; and,    belt attaching means for use in attaching the belt to the boot cleaner.    
   
   
       10 . A boot cleaner comprising: 
 a support member;    a cleaner member having a boot scraping surface;    adjustable attaching means for use in adjustably attaching the support member to the cleaner member; and    a securing mechanism for securing the boot cleaner to a ladder.    
   
   
       11 . The boot cleaner of  claim 10  wherein the securing mechanism comprises: 
 a ladder receiving member having a hole; and,    a screw member that is received within the hole and is selectively used to fix the position of the boot cleaner with respect to the ladder.    
   
   
       12 . The boot cleaner of  claim 11  wherein the securing mechanism further comprises: 
 a latch mechanism for latching the boot cleaner to the ladder.    
   
   
       13 . The boot cleaner of  claim 12  wherein the ladder has at least one step, the latch mechanism comprising: 
 a stop for use in resting on the step.    
   
   
       14 . The boot cleaner of  claim 11  wherein the securing mechanism further comprises: 
 an adjustable alignment mechanism for use in aligning the boot cleaner with respect to the ladder.    
   
   
       15 . A method comprising the steps of: 
 providing a boot cleaner comprising a support member and a cleaner member having a boot scraping surface;    securing the support member to a tree; and,    attaching the cleaner member to the support member in order to receive a given boot size.    
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein, the step of securing the support member to a tree, comprises the step of: 
 rotating a threaded member attached to the support member into the tree.    
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 15  wherein, the step of securing the support member to a tree, comprises the steps of: 
 wrapping a belt around the tree; and,    attaching the belt to the support member.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 15  wherein, the step of attaching the cleaner member to the support member in order to receive a given boot size, comprises the steps of: 
 sliding the cleaner member with respect to the support member; and,    fixing the position of the cleaner member with respect to the support member.    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 15  wherein, prior to the step of securing the support member to a tree, the method comprises the steps of: 
 attaching a first brush to the support member; and,    attaching a second brush to the cleaner member.    
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19  wherein, after the step of attaching a second brush to the cleaner member, the method comprises the step of: 
 attaching a third brush to the cleaner member over the scraping surface.