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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1988
Thomas P Allen, Beaverton, OR (US);
Lawrence P Eisenbach, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nike, Inc, Beaverton, OR (US);
Nike International Ltd., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A cycling shoe with a convertible and adjustable cleat system is disclosed. The shoe includes and upper and a sole. A first removable disc has an outer surface formed of a material markable by contact with a bicycle pedal wherein the outer surface can be left with a mark indicative of the longitudinal and angular pedal position with respect to the shoe sole of the cyclist wearing the shoe. A second removable disc has an outer surface defining a cleat with a plurality of spaced grooves for engaging the pedal of a bicycle. A mechanism is provided for removably attaching the first and second discs to the sole in a plurality of rotational positions wherein the grooves of the second cleat are alignable in the angular position with respect to the sole as indicated on the markable material on the outer surface of the first disc. The present invention is also directed to a method for securing and aligning a pedal engaging cleat to a cycling shoe.