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US 9,307,805 B2Granted
Bicycle cleat positioning kit
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorRyoichi Tanaka
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Abstract
A bicycle cleat positioning kit includes a first section and a second section. The first section has a first shoe attachment portion that is configured to be detachably coupled to a first bicycle shoe. The first section being configured to adjustably position a first cleat on a first sole of the first bicycle shoe. The second section has a second shoe attachment portion that is configured to be detachably coupled to a second bicycle shoe different from the first bicycle shoe. The second section being configured to adjustably position a second cleat on a second sole of the second bicycle shoe.
Claims21
A bicycle cleat positioning kit comprising:
- a first section having a first shoe attachment portion that is configured to be detachably coupled to a first bicycle shoe, the first section being configured to adjustably position a first cleat on a first sole of the first bicycle shoe, the first section including a first cleat engagement portion configured to be detachably coupled to the first cleat;
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- a second section having a second shoe attachment portion that is configured to be detachably coupled to a second bicycle shoe different from the first bicycle shoe, the second section being configured to adjustably position a second cleat on a second sole of the second bicycle shoe, the second section including a second cleat engagement portion configured to be detachably coupled to the second cleat,
- the first section being arranged at a first end of the bicycle cleat positioning kit and the second section being arranged at a second end of the cleat positioning kit, the second end being disposed opposite the first end in a lengthwise direction of the bicycle cleat positioning kit, the lengthwise direction corresponding to a direction from a heel to a toe of the first or second bicycle shoe when the first shoe attachment portion is coupled to the first bicycle shoe or the second shoe attachment portion is coupled to the second bicycle shoe,
- the first and second cleat engagement portions being shaped differently from each other to accommodate differently shaped first and second cleats, respectively.
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A bicycle cleat positioning kit comprising:
- a first section having a first shoe attachment portion that is configured to be detachably coupled to a first bicycle shoe, the first section being configured to adjustably position a first cleat on a first sole of the first bicycle shoe, the first section including a first cleat engagement portion configured to be detachably coupled to the first cleat;
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- a second section having a second shoe attachment portion that is configured to be detachably coupled to a second bicycle shoe different from the first bicycle shoe, the second section being configured to adjustably position a second cleat on a second sole of the second bicycle shoe, the second section including a second cleat engagement portion configured to be detachably coupled to the second cleat,
- the first and second cleat engagement portions being shaped differently from each other to accommodate differently shaped first and second cleats, respectively,
- at least one of the first and second shoe attachment portions including an engagement structure that is configured to be engaged with a cleat attachment portion of a corresponding one of the first and second bicycle shoes, the engagement structure having a screw part that is threadedly coupled to a screw hole of the cleat attachment portion.
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A bicycle cleat positioning kit comprising:
- a first section having a first shoe attachment portion that is configured to be detachably coupled to a first bicycle shoe, the first section being configured to adjustably position a first cleat on a first sole of the first bicycle shoe the first section including a first cleat engagement portion configured to be detachably coupled to the first cleat;
- a second section having a second shoe attachment portion that is configured to be detachably coupled to a second bicycle shoe different from the first bicycle shoe the second section being configured to adjustably position a second cleat on a second sole of the second bicycle shoe, the second section including a second cleat engagement portion configured to be detachably coupled to the second cleat, the first and second cleat engagement portions being shaped differently from each other to accommodate differently shaped first and second cleats, respectively;
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- a cleat adjustment member having a support bar, a pair of pointing parts that are slidably attached to the support bar and extend in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the support bar extends, and a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion that are attached to the support bar between the pointing parts, the first coupling portion configured to be selectively coupled to the first cleat engagement portion while the first cleat is adjustably coupled to the first bicycle shoe and the second coupling portion configured to be selectively coupled to the second cleat engagement portion while the second cleat is adjustably coupled to the second bicycle shoe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.