Cycling shoe
AssigneeSpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
InventorsAndrew L. Pruitt, Carl Bird, Luke Fryer
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for promoting an ergonomically proper leg and foot posture while cycling are disclosed. A cycling shoe has a rigid outsole with a heel portion, a forefoot portion forward of the heel portion, a toe portion forward of the forefoot portion, an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface has a pedal contact area underlying the forefoot portion. The pedal contact area defines a base plane, and the upper surface of the outsole is sloped laterally with respect to the base plane along substantially the entire width of the forefoot portion, at a predetermined varus-compensation angle.
Claims7
A cycling shoe, comprising:
- an upper portion defining a space sized and shaped to receive a foot of a rider;
- and
- a molded rigid outsole connected to said upper portion, said outsole forming an integral unit comprising:
- a heel portion;
- a forefoot portion forward of said heel portion, at least a section of said heel portion and at least a section of said forefoot portion including a first raised flange along an inbound side of the outsole and a second raised flange along an outbound side of the outsole;
- a toe portion forward of said forefoot portion;
- a plurality of holes formed therein for connecting a cleat to said outsole;
- and
- an upper surface and a lower surface that has a pedal contact area underlying said forefoot portion, said pedal contact area defining a base plane, said upper surface of said outsole being sloped laterally with respect to said base plane along substantially the entire width of the forefoot portion, at a varus-compensation angle of 1-2 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.