Golf shoe with integrated golf club cleaner

Abstract

The invention is a unique golf club cleaner integrated into the sole of a golf shoe. In one embodiment of the invention the club cleaner is integrated with the golf shoe sole in a single injection mold shank. In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, the sole of the golf shoe comprises holes that matingly engage and secure individual, removable cleats or spikes. The club face cleaner is adapted to matingly and removably engage with any one of the holes. In both embodiments, the club face cleaner is positioned in any one of several areas on the sole of the right or left golf shoe, such as the arch side of the shoe, proximate to the toe end or the heel end of the shoe, or the external (i.e., small toe side) of the shoe, proximate to the toe end or the heel end of the shoe.

1 . A shoe having a toe end, a heel end, an arch side and an external (i.e., small toe) side, wherein the sole includes a protrusion extending from one of either the arch side or the external side of the shoe and suitable for removing debris from the face of a golf club.  
   
   
       2 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein the protrusion is continuous with the sole of the shoe.  
   
   
       3 . The shoe of  claim 1 , wherein the sole further includes a plurality of holes for matingly engaging and securing individual spike or cleat units.  
   
   
       4 . The shoe of  claim 3 , wherein the protrusion is matingly engaged with and secured by one of the plurality of holes.