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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Robert A. L. Cook, Aptos, CA (US);
Carl Darius Bird, Aptos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. L. Cook, Aptos, CA (US);
Carl Darius Bird, Aptos, CA (US);
Assignee:
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC., Morgan Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/00 (2006.01); A43B 5/14 (2006.01); A43B 23/00 (2006.01); A43B 9/00 (2006.01); A43C 11/14 (2006.01); A44B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 5/14 (2013.01); A43B 5/00 (2013.01); A43B 9/00 (2013.01); A43B 23/00 (2013.01); A43C 11/1493 (2013.01); A44B 13/00 (2013.01); Y10T 24/3484 (2015.01);
Abstract
A cycling shoe can include a hook that, when used together with another device, such as with a rubber band, can position the shoe on a bicycle in a desired position. The shoes can be clipped into pedals on the bicycle, and the hook and rubber band can be used to position the shoes and crank arms of the bicycle in the position desired by the user. The hook can be on the arch side of the shoe. The hook can be separate from the tightening system.