Dual purpose running and cycling shoe
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Colorado
InventorJames W. Hurt
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Abstract
A dual purpose running and cycling shoe. The shoe can include an upper portion, an outsole portion, and a midsole portion disposed between the upper portion and the outsole portion. The shoe can also include a rigid plate that is configured to selectively couple to a clipless cycling pedal. The rigid plate can be disposed between the upper portion and the outsole portion, and the rigid plate can extend along a horizontal axis at least partially from an end portion of a heel portion of the rigid plate towards an oppositely located end portion of a toe portion of the rigid plate.
Claims16
A shoe, comprising:
- an upper portion;
- an outsole portion defining at least a portion of a recess;
- a midsole portion disposed between the upper portion and the outsole portion, the midsole portion defining at least a portion of the recess;
- a rigid plate configured to selectively couple to a clipless cycling pedal, wherein the rigid plate is disposed between the upper portion and the outsole portion, wherein the rigid plate extends along a horizontal axis at least partially from a heel portion of the rigid plate towards an oppositely located toe portion of the rigid plate;
- a selectively attachable and detachable clipless pedal cleat, wherein the rigid plate includes one or more fasteners to couple the clipless pedal cleat to the rigid plate in a cycling mode of the shoe, wherein the clipless pedal cleat is disposed within the recess and spaced apart from a bottom surface of the outsole portion;
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- at least one selectively attachable and detachable plug configured to fill the recess in a running mode of the shoe, the plug comprising a midsole plug portion and an outsole plug portion, the plug being formed and dimensioned to fit completely within the portion of the recess defined by the midsole portion and the portion of the recess defined by the outsole portion.
A shoe, comprising:
- an upper portion;
- an outsole portion defining a hole;
- a cushioned midsole portion disposed between the upper portion and the outsole portion;
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- a rigid plate disposed above the outsole portion, the rigid plate comprising an integrated cleat on a surface of the rigid plate, wherein the rigid plate is a full length plate extending along a horizontal axis from an end of a heel portion of the shoe to an end of an oppositely located toe portion of the shoe, wherein the cleat extends at least partially through the hole of the outsole portion and is configured to selectively couple to a clipless cycling pedal,
- wherein the rigid plate further includes a magnetic portion configured to selectively and magnetically couple to a clipless cycling pedal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.