Bicycle cleat positioining device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9848669-B2
Application number	US-201213526985-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 19, 2012
Priority date	Jun 19, 2012
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

A bicycle cleat positioning device includes a shoe holder, a cleat holder, and an attachment portion. A bicycle shoe is mounted to the shoe holder. The cleat holder is adjustably arranged relative to the shoe holder. The attachment portion supports the cleat holder relative to the shoe holder. The cleat holder is detachably and rotatable mounted to the attachment portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bicycle cleat positioning device configured to adjust a position of a cleat with respect to a bicycle shoe, the bicycle cleat positioning device comprising:
a shoe holder configured to support the bicycle shoe such that the bicycle shoe can be mounted to the shoe holder;
a cleat holder adjustably arranged relative to the shoe holder, and including a cleat holding aperture configured to hold the cleat; and
an attachment portion supporting the cleat holder relative to the shoe holder, the cleat holder including a cylindrical part configured to rotatably slide along the attachment portion, the cleat holding aperture having a shape corresponding to an outline of the cleat,
the cleat holder being detachably and rotatably mounted to the attachment portion to rotate about a rotational axis of the cleat holder, the rotational axis passing through the cleat holding aperture.

2. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein
the attachment portion supports an outer periphery of the cleat holder.

3. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 1 , further comprising
an angular scale indicative of a rotational orientation of cleat holder about the rotational axis of the cleat holder.

4. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein
the cleat holder is slidably arranged relative to the shoe holder in a first direction of the shoe holder.

5. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 4 , further comprising
a first scale indicative of a position of the cleat holder relative to the shoe holder in the first direction of the shoe holder.

6. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 4 , wherein
the cleat holder is further slidably arranged relative to the shoe holder in a second direction of the shoe holder, with the second direction of the shoe holder being perpendicular to the first direction of the shoe holder.

7. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 6 , further comprising
a second scale indicative of a position of the cleat holder relative to the shoe holder in the second direction of the shoe holder.

8. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein
the attachment portion includes a clamp.

9. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein
the cleat holding aperture is arranged such that a predetermined center point of the cleat coincides with a rotational center of the cleat holder when the cleat is mounted to the cleat holder.

10. A bicycle cleat positioning device configured to adjust a position of a cleat with respect to a bicycle shoe, the bicycle cleat positioning device comprising:
a shoe holder configured to support the bicycle shoe such that the bicycle shoe can be mounted to the shoe holder, the shoe holder including
a heel part having a heel holding face, and
a toe part having a toe holding face with the toe holding face of the toe part facing away from the heel holding face of the heel part; and

a cleat holder adjustably arranged relative to the shoe holder, the cleat holder being detachably and rotatably mounted to an attachment portion to rotate about a rotational axis of the cleat holder, and the cleat holder including a cleat holding aperture configured to hold the cleat and a cylindrical part configured to rotatable slide along the attachment portion, the cleat holding aperture having a shape corresponding to an outline of the cleat,
the heel part of the shoe holder and the toe part of the shoe holder being configured to be disposed within a bicycle shoe while the bicycle shoe is mounted to the shoe holder, the rotational axis passing through the cleat holding aperture.

11. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 10 , wherein
the shoe holder further includes a connecting part that connects the heel part and the toe part.

12. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 11 , wherein
the connecting part connects the heel part and the toe part in an expandable manner.

13. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 12 , wherein
the connecting part is telescopically expandable.

14. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 11 , wherein
the heel part of the shoe holder is relatively and slidably coupled to the toe part of the shoe holder through the connecting part.

15. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 11 , wherein
the connecting part includes a biasing member that is operatively disposed between the heel part and the toe part such that the biasing member relatively biases the heel part and the toe part away from each other.

16. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 10 , wherein
the heel holding face of the heel part and the toe holding face of the toe part are configured to be pressed against a heel inner face of the bicycle shoe and a toe inner face of the bicycle shoe, respectively, while the bicycle shoe is mounted to the shoe holder.

17. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 10 , wherein
the cleat holder is rotatable arranged relative to the shoe holder about the rotational axis of the cleat holder.

18. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 17 , further comprising
an angular scale indicative of a rotational orientation of the cleat holder about the rotational axis of the cleat holder.

19. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 10 , wherein
the attachment portion rotatably supports the cleat holder relative to the shoe holder.

20. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 10 , wherein
the cleat holder is slidably arranged relative to the shoe holder in a first direction of the shoe holder.

21. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 20 , further comprising
a first scale indicative of a position of the cleat holder relative to the shoe holder in the first direction of the shoe holder.

22. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 21 , wherein
the cleat holder is further slidably arranged relative to the shoe holder in a second direction of the shoe holder, with the second direction of the shoe holder being perpendicular to the first direction of the shoe holder.

23. The bicycle cleat positioning device according to claim 22 , further comprising
a second scale indicative of a position of the cleat holder relative to the shoe holder in the second direction of the shoe holder.

Assignees

• Okamoto Tatsushi
• Kikuta Junichi
• Nagata Tomohiro
• Shimano Kk

Inventors

• Okamoto Tatsushi
• Kikuta Junichi
• Nagata Tomohiro

Classifications

• A43D999/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• A43D5/02

  Stands for making footwear (stands for cleaning shoes A47L23/16) · CPC title

• A43B5/14 Primary

  Shoes for cyclists · CPC title