Patent ID: 7313842
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: A43B,A46B,A63B

Abstract:
1. A shoe-mounted umpire's brush unit comprising: (a) a mounting strap unit which encircles a shoe when in use and which includes a first strap having a first end and a second end, a second strap having a first end and a second end, a first portion of hook-and-loop fastening material on the second end of the first strap and a second portion of hook-and-loop fastening material on the second end of the second strap; (b) a brush-mounting element attached to the first ends of the straps of said mounting strap unit and adapted to fit over a toe section of a shoe when in use, the brush-mounting element including a toe plate, a pivot connection, and a lever element having a first end connected to the brush and a second end located outside of the brush-mounting element, the lever having a fulcrum on the toe plate; a base plate having a U-shaped cutout defined therein, with the base plate including a bight section located adjacent to the toe section of a shoe, and two legs extending from the bight section forward of the toe section, the brush including a body having a first end which is a forward end when the brush is in use, a second end which is a rear end when the brush is in use, a first side wall, a second side wall, a slot in the first side wall, a slot in the second side wall, the slots on the brush slidably accommodating the legs of the base plate; and (c) a brush mounted on said brush-mounting element and located to extend forward of the toe section of the shoe when in use.