Bicycle shoe base and cleat positioning devices, systems, and methods for use
OwnerJosef Kevin Lucero Degodoiinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle shoe cleat positioning device for use in determining the position of a bicycle shoe cleat is provided. The bicycle shoe cleat positioning device comprises a base portion, a holding portion connected to the base portion, a coupler configured to connect to the holding portion, a cleat connector, a connecting member, and a cleat positioning assembly. The cleat positioning assembly comprises a first positioner configured to determine a first position of the cleat connector about a first axis, a second positioner configured to determine a second position of the cleat connector along a second axis, and a third positioner configured to determine a third position of the cleat connector along a third axis.
Claims20
A bicycle shoe cleat measuring system comprising:
- a shoe holder having a top part and a bottom part, the top part being configured to engage a bicycle shoe;
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- a pedal connected to the bottom part of the shoe holding portion, the pedal comprising:
- a housing;
- a spindle connected to the housing, the spindle being configured to attach to a bicycle crank arm;
- a cleat connector located on a top surface of the housing, the cleat connector being configured to couple to a cleat of the bicycle shoe;
- a pressure sensor located within the housing, the pressure sensor being configured to measure pressure imparted from the cleat of a bicycle shoe;
- a location sensor located within the housing, the location sensor being configured to measure the location and cadence of the pedal;
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- an electronics array connected to the housing, the electronics array being in communication with the pressure sensor and location sensor, wherein the electronics array determines pressure distribution imparted on the pedal based on information received from the pressure sensor and location sensor and wherein the electronics array determines a suggested position for the cleat of the bicycle shoe based on the pressure distribution relative to an identified reference point on the bicycle shoe.
A bicycle shoe cleat measuring pedal comprising:
- a housing;
- a pressure sensor located within the housing, the pressure sensor being configured to measure pressure imparted from a cleat of a bicycle shoe;
- a location sensor located within the housing, the location sensor being configured to measure the location and cadence of the housing;
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- an electronics array connected to the housing, the electronics array being in communication with the pressure sensor and location sensor, wherein the electronics array determines a pressure distribution imparted on the housing based on processing the pressure imparted from the cleat of the bicycle shoe received from the pressure sensor and the location and cadence of the housing received from the location sensor and wherein the electronics array determines a location from a reference point on the bicycle shoe for placement of the cleat of the bicycle shoe based, at least in part, on the determined pressure distribution.
A method of determining a position a cleat of a bicycle shoe comprising:
- measuring a pressure imparted on a pedal from a cleat of a bicycle shoe with a pressure sensor;
- determining a location and cadence of the pedal with a location sensor;
- determining a pressure distribution from the cleat of the bicycle shoe by processing the pressure imparted from the cleat of the bicycle shoe measured from the pressure sensor and processing the location and cadence of the pedal determined from the location sensor;
- identifying a reference point on the bicycle shoe;
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- determining a position of the cleat of the bicycle shoe from the reference point based on a determined maximum pressure imparted on the pedal from the determined pressure distribution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.