US 5,685,093 AGranted

Bicycle shoe

OwnerWen-Hwa Lininventor

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Abstract

A bicycle shoe which includes a sole having a top recess and a bottom recess aligned at two opposing sides and a plurality of through holes through the top recess and the bottom recess, at least one locating plate longitudinally slidably mounted in the top recess and then fixed to the through holes in place by screw bolts to hold a positioning plate in the bottom recess for securing to a bicycle pedal.

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A bicycle shoe comprising a sole and a locating plate, said locating plate having a plurality of threaded holes including a top hole, two central holes, a left hole and a right hole;

said sole having through holes aligned with said plurality of threaded holes of said locating plate,
said locating plate adapted to secure positioning plates of different configurations thereto, said positioning plates for securing said shoe to a bicycle pedal in a releasable manner and including first, second and third positioning plates,
said first positioning plate having two through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said through holes of said first positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
said second positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said second positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, and
said third positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned with said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said third positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
wherein said sole has a top recess, a bottom recess arranged below said top recess, and a middle portion arranged between said upper and said bottom recesses, said through holes of said sole are arranged in said middle portion, said locating plate is longitudinally slidably mounted in said top recess, and said first positioning plate is located in said bottom recess.

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A bicycle shoe comprising a sole and a locating plate, said locating plate having a plurality of threaded holes including a top hole, two central holes, a left hole and a right hole;

said sole having through holes aligned with said plurality of threaded holes of said locating plate,
said locating plate adapted to secure positioning plates of different configurations thereto, said positioning plates for securing said shoe to a bicycle pedal in a releasable manner and including first, second and third positioning plates,
said first positioning plate having two through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said through holes of said first positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
said second positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said second positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, and
said third positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned with said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said third positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
wherein said locating plate is directly molded on said sole of said shoe, and said locating plate includes first and second locating plates that can be slidably arranged relative to one another, said two central thread holes are provided in said first locating plate;
and said top, said right, and said left thread holes are provided in said second locating plate.

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A bicycle shoe comprising a sole and a locating plate, said locating plate having a plurality of threaded holes including a top hole, two central holes, a left hole and a right hole;

said sole having through holes aligned with said plurality of threaded holes of said locating plate,
said locating plate adapted to secure positioning plates of different configurations thereto, said positioning plates for securing said shoe to a bicycle pedal in a releasable manner and including first, second and third positioning plates,
said first positioning plate having two through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said through holes of said first positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
said second positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said second positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, and
said third positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned with said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said third positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
wherein said sole has a top recess, a bottom recess arranged below said top recess, and a middle portion arranged between said upper and said bottom recesses, said through holes of said sole are arranged in said middle portion, said locating plate is longitudinally slidably mounted in said top recess, and said second positioning plate is located in said bottom recess.

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A bicycle shoe comprising a sole and a locating plate, said locating plate having a plurality of threaded holes including a top hole, two central holes, a left hole and a right hole;

said sole having through holes aligned with said plurality of threaded holes of said locating plate,
said locating plate adapted to secure positioning plates of different configurations thereto, said positioning plates for securing said shoe to a bicycle pedal in a releasable manner and including first, second and third positioning plates,
said first positioning plate having two through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said through holes of said first positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
said second positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said second positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, and
said third positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned with said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said third positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
wherein said sole has a top recess, a bottom recess arranged below said top recess, and a middle portion arranged between said upper and said bottom recesses, said through holes of said sole are arranged in said middle portion, said locating plate is longitudinally slidably mounted in said top recess, and said third positioning plate is located in said bottom recess.

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Abstract

A bicycle shoe comprising a sole and a locating plate, said locating plate having a plurality of threaded holes including a top hole, two central holes, a left hole and a right hole;

said sole having through holes aligned with said plurality of threaded holes of said locating plate,
said locating plate adapted to secure positioning plates of different configurations thereto, said positioning plates for securing said shoe to a bicycle pedal in a releasable manner and including first, second and third positioning plates,
said first positioning plate having two through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said through holes of said first positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
said second positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned in a longitudinally slidably arrangement relative to said shoe with said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said second positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top, said right and said left thread holes of said locating plate, and
said third positioning plate having three through holes that can be aligned with said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate, so that a screw can pass through said holes of said third positioning plate and said through holes of said sole and be tightened in said top and said two central thread holes of said locating plate,
wherein said sole has a top recess, a bottom recess arranged below said top recess, and a middle portion arranged between said upper and said bottom recesses, said through holes of said sole are arranged in said middle portion, said locating plate is longitudinally slidably mounted in said top recess, and said first positioning plate is located in said bottom recess.

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