Golf cart wheel cleaner

• US 20040016070A1
• Filed: 06/20/2003
• Published: 01/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nemcek Enterprises Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Nemcek Enterprises Incorporated
• Inventors: Nemcek, Daniel D.
• Granted Patent: US 6,968,588 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/53.4
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 2200/3073 Brush for cleaning specific unusual places not otherwise covered, e.g. gutters, golf clubs, tops of tin cans, corners
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 55/60 Wheeled carriers specially adapted for golf bags
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 57/60 Cleaning or maintenance of golf clubs, putters, shoes or other golf accessories cleaning balls A63B47/04; devices for cleaning handles or grips of golf clubs or putters A63B60/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 3/042 Wheel cleaning devices integral with vehicle B60S1/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 15/02 Car cleaning plants

Abstract

A golf cart wheel cleaner comprises a platform; at least one drive member operably attached to a motor, wherein the at least one drive member is adapted to rotatably turn a golf cart wheel when the golf cart wheel is properly positioned on the platform; and a cleaning member adapted to remove debris from the golf cart wheel while the golf cart wheel is being rotated.

Claims

1. A mechanical wheel cleaner, comprising:

a platform;

a motor selectively attached to the platform;

at least one drive member operably attached to the motor, the at least one drive member being adapted to selectively rotate a wheel when the wheel is positioned on the platform and in contact with the drive member;

at least one cleaning member adapted to remove debris from the wheel while the wheel is being rotated by the at least one drive member.

2. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 1, wherein the platform comprises at least one aperture.

3. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 1, further comprising an idler wheel adjacent to each at least one drive member.

4. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 1, further comprising a switch that turns the motor on and off.

5. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 4, wherein the switch is manually actuated.

6. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 4, wherein the switch is automatic.

7. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 6, wherein the switch is timed.

8. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 1, further comprising a wheel retainer adapted to prevent linear movement of the wheel.

9. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of retaining walls selectively attached to the platform, the at least one cleaning member being attached to the retaining walls.

10. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one cleaning member comprises a brush.

11. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 1, further comprising means for elevating the platform.

12. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 11, further comprising a ramp selectively attached to the platform.

13. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 1, wherein the number of drive members is two, each drive member being adapted to rotate a wheel.

14. The mechanical wheel cleaner as recited in claim 1, wherein the wheel cleaner is adapted to simultaneously clean two wheels of a manually-propelled golf cart.

15. A golf cart wheel cleaner, comprising:

a platform;

a motor selectively attached to the platform;

at least one drive member operably attached to the motor, wherein each at least one drive member is adapted to selectively rotate a golf cart wheel when the golf cart wheel is positioned on the platform; and

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at least one cleaning member adapted to remove debris from the golf cart wheel while the golf cart wheel is being rotated by the at least one drive member.

16. A golf cart wheel cleaner that removes debris simultaneously from two wheels of a manually-propelled golf cart, comprising:

at least one wheel rotator adapted to rotate the two wheels simultaneously;

means for substantially preventing linear movement of the two wheels while the wheels are being rotated;

a least one means for removing debris from the wheels while the wheels are being rotated.

17. A golf cart wheel cleaner, comprising:

a platform adapted to be elevated from a ground surface, the platform having two apertures therein;

two drive member wheels operably connected to a motor by a drive shaft extending beneath the platform, each drive member wheel being adapted to rotate a golf cart wheel when the golf cart wheel is positioned on the platform; and

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at least one cleaning member adapted to remove debris from the golf cart wheels while the golf cart wheels are being rotated by the drive member wheels.