Releasable shoe fastening device

A device comprising:

• a cleat mountable to a shoe and including a front portion and a rear footing;
• and
• a receiver mountable to a support of an external device and comprising a base including:
• a rear portion to removably slidably receive the rear footing of the cleat,
• a front portion comprising a catch element, which is pivotally movable relative to the base while under a rotational biasing force in a first orientation, to permit slidable entry of, and retention of, the front portion of the cleat relative to the base,
• wherein, upon exertion of an external force via the shoe laterally in a second orientation perpendicular to the first orientation, lateral sliding forcible movement of the front portion of the cleat overcomes at least a downward component of the rotational biasing force to cause rotation of the catch element in a third orientation, opposite the first orientation, to permit further slidable lateral movement, and release of, the front portion of the cleat relative to the catch element.