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Abstract

An athletic shoe cleaner, adapted to be anchored in an earthen surface, for cleaning a shoe bottom, especially the bottom of a shoe having non-metal spikes. The athletic shoe cleaner includes a cleaning surface having a plurality of spaced apart rods, wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods is formed from a semi-rigid material. In the preferred embodiment, the cleaner includes a base for supporting the rods and an anchor plate that permits the cleaner to be mounted to an earthen surface such as turf. The anchor plate preferably includes a plurality of downwardly projecting, curved prongs that penetrate the earthen surface. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the base is generally round and the plurality of spaced apart rods are arranged in concentric rows with respect to the center of the cleaner, with the rods being radially offset from rods in adjacent concentric rows. The height of each of the plurality of spaced apart rods increases from the outer edge of the cleaning surface to the center.

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