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US 2003/0145677 A1Published application
Use of studs in a bicycle shoe and pedal system
OwnerDavid Albert Bremerinventor
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The use of one or more studs attached to the sole of a bicycle shoe as a means of engagement of the shoe with a corresponding pedal. The studs are similar in design to lugs, cleats, spikes, or studs conventionally attached to the soles of soccer, football, or other outdoor sport shoes as a means of enhancing traction on turf or dirt. In a preferred embodiment of the pedal a cylindrical ring connects a pedal body and legs and provides a means for sandwiching studs in slots between the ring and a pedal cage. The stud-based shoe and pedal system is especially suited for mountain bicycling. The shoe readily releases from the pedal in unanticipated stops, thus preventing injury, and enables a cyclist to maintain firm contact with pedals in steep or treacherous terrain. The shoe performs well both on and off a bicycle when the cyclist is riding and running in difficult conditions commonly associated with off-road bicycling.
The use of one or more studs as a means for engagement of a bicycle shoe with corresponding pedal, said studs being similar in design to lugs, cleats, spikes, or studs conventionally attached to soles of soccer, football, or other outdoor sport shoes as a means for traction on turf and dirt, and said studs comprising bases attached to a sole of said shoe, caps that contact the ground when the wearer of the shoe takes a step, and walls that connect the base with the cap, and at least one stud disposed on said sole contiguous to said pedal when said shoe is properly in place on said pedal, and contiguity between at least one stud and said pedal comprising a means for engaging said shoe with said pedal, and said contiguity comprising a power-transferring means between said shoe and said pedal.
A shoe for use in riding bicycles, said shoe comprising an upper portion adapted and constructed to encompass a foot, a sole attached to said upper portion, and a plurality of studs attached to said sole, said studs being similar to lugs, cleats, spikes, or studs conventionally attached to the soles of soccer, football, or other outdoor sport shoes as a means for traction on turf and dirt, and at least one of said studs being disposed contiguously with at least one portion of a corresponding bicycle pedal, with said shoe properly in place on said pedal, to provide a means for force to be applied through the shoe to the pedal.
A bicycle pedal, said pedal comprising a threaded spindle journalled in a pedal body connected to a pedal cage by a plurality of legs and a means for engaging one or more studs attached to a sole of a shoe, said studs being similar to lugs, cleats, spikes, or studs conventionally attached to soles of soccer, football, or other outdoor sport shoes as a means for traction on turf and dirt.
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