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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 26, 2009
Applicants:
Keiji Matsueda, Yamaguchi, JP;
Masahiro Ohkoshi, Kyoto, JP;
Satoshi Watanabe, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rowing shoe includes a shoe sole and a shoe upper portion. The shoe sole has a cleat mounting portion configured so that a cleat structure is mountable thereto for releasably attaching to a binding structure of a rowing boat. The shoe upper portion includes at least one fixing strap configured to secure the shoe upper portion to a wearer's foot. The fixing strap has a proximal end fixed to the shoe upper portion and a free end having at least one aperture configured so that a pull rope can extend therethrough.