US2013139745A1PendingUtilityA1

Rowing shoe binding structure, rowing shoe, adapter, and cleat

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Assignee: MACHIDA MUNEYASUPriority: Dec 5, 2011Filed: Dec 5, 2011Published: Jun 6, 2013
Est. expiryDec 5, 2031(~5.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Muneyasu Machida
B63H 16/02A43B 5/08
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Abstract

A rowing shoe binding structure includes a cleat attachment structure and an adapter. The cleat attachment structure has at least one shoe sole facing surface. The shoe sole facing surface faces a shoe sole of a rowing shoe upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure. The adapter is detachably coupled to the cleat attachment structure. The adapter includes at least one adapting portion that is configured to be disposed on the shoe sole facing surface of the cleat attachment structure.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A rowing shoe binding structure comprising:
 a cleat attachment structure with at least one shoe sole facing surface facing a shoe sole of a rowing shoe upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure; and   an adapter detachably coupled to the cleat attachment structure, the adapter including at least one adapting portion that is configured to be disposed on the shoe sole facing surface of the cleat attachment structure.   
     
     
         2 . The rowing shoe binding structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the adapting portion abuts the shoe sole facing surface of the cleat attachment structure and the shoe sole of the rowing shoe upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure.   
     
     
         3 . The rowing shoe binding structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the adapter further includes a fixing portion that is releasably fixed to the cleat attachment structure.   
     
     
         4 . The rowing shoe binding structure according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the fixing portion includes a snap-fit structure that is releasably fixed to the cleat attachment structure by a snap-fit.   
     
     
         5 . The rowing shoe binding structure according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the adapter further includes a releasing portion that is configured to release a coupling between the fixing portion and the cleat attachment structure.   
     
     
         6 . The rowing shoe binding structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the cleat attachment structure further has an additional shoe sole facing surface, and   the adapter further has an additional adapting portion, the adapting portions being disposed on the shoe sole facing surfaces, respectively.   
     
     
         7 . The rowing shoe binding structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the adapting portion has a thickness that is dimensioned such that the shoe sole of the rowing shoe is deformed by the adapting portion upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure.   
     
     
         8 . The rowing shoe binding structure according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the adapter is made of synthetic resin.   
     
     
         9 . A rowing shoe comprising:
 a shoe sole with at least one binding facing surface facing a rowing shoe binding structure upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure; and   an adapter detachably coupled to the shoe sole, the adapter including at least one adapting portion that is configured to be disposed on the binding facing surface of the shoe sole.   
     
     
         10 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 9 , wherein,
 the adapting portion abuts the binding facing surface of the rowing shoe and the rowing shoe binding structure upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure.   
     
     
         11 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the adapter further includes a fixing portion that is releasably fixed to the shoe sole.   
     
     
         12 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 11 , further comprising
 a fastener fastening the adapter to the shoe sole,   the fixing portion having a receiving hole through which the fastener is disposed.   
     
     
         13 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the shoe sole includes a cleat mounting recess with an adapter fixing inner surface,   the fixing portion being fixed to the adapter fixing inner surface of the cleat mounting recess.   
     
     
         14 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 13 , wherein
 the shoe sole includes a resilient portion that includes the binding facing surface.   
     
     
         15 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the adapting portion has a thickness that is dimensioned such that the shoe sole is deformed by the adapting portion upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure.   
     
     
         16 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 11 , further comprising
 a cleat detachably coupled to the adapter,   the adapter having an additional adapting portion, the adapting portions being disposed on the binding facing surface, respectively, the adapting portions defining a cleat mounting recess therebetween, the cleat mounting recess receiving the cleat therein,   the fixing portion being sandwiched between the shoe sole and the cleat.   
     
     
         17 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 16 , wherein
 each of the adapting portions has a resilient portion that abuts the rowing shoe binding structure upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure.   
     
     
         18 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 16 , further comprising
 a fastener fastening the adapter to the shoe sole,   the fixing portion having a receiving hole through which the fastener is disposed.   
     
     
         19 . The rowing shoe according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the adapter is made of synthetic resin.   
     
     
         20 . An adapter disposed between a rowing shoe binding structure and a rowing shoe, the adapter comprising:
 at least one adapting portion being configured to be sandwiched between a shoe sole facing surface of the rowing shoe binding structure and a shoe sole of the rowing shoe such that the adapting portion abuts the shoe sole facing surface upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure.   
     
     
         21 . The adapter according to  claim 20 , further comprising
 a fixing portion configured to be releasably fixed to the rowing shoe binding structure.   
     
     
         22 . The adapter according to  claim 21 , wherein
 the fixing portion includes a snap-fit structure that is configured to be releasably fixed to the rowing shoe binding structure by a snap-fit.   
     
     
         23 . The adapter according to  claim 21 , further comprising
 a releasing portion that is configured to release a coupling between the fixing portion and the rowing shoe binding structure.   
     
     
         24 . The adapter according to  claim 20 , further comprising
 an additional adapting portion configured to be sandwiched between the shoe sole facing surface of the rowing shoe binding structure and the shoe sole of the rowing shoe upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure.   
     
     
         25 . The adapter according to  claim 20 , wherein
 the adapting portion is made of synthetic resin.   
     
     
         26 . The adapter according to  claim 20 , further comprising
 a fixing portion configured to be releasably fixed to the shoe sole of the rowing shoe.   
     
     
         27 . The adapter according to  claim 26 , wherein
 the fixing portion has a receiving hole through which a fastener for fastening the adapter to the shoe sole is disposed.   
     
     
         28 . The adapter according to  claim 26 , wherein
 the fixing portion is arranged relative to the adapting portion such that the fixing portion is disposed within a cleat mounting recess of the shoe sole.   
     
     
         29 . The adapter according to  claim 26 , further comprising
 an additional adapting portion, the adapting portions protruding from the fixing portion, the adapting portions defining a cleat mounting recess therebetween,   the cleat mounting recess being configured to receive a cleat therein upon attaching the cleat to the rowing shoe,   the fixing portion being configured to be sandwiched between the shoe sole and the cleat upon attaching the cleat to the rowing shoe.   
     
     
         30 . The adapter according to  claim 29 , wherein
 the fixing portion has a receiving hole through which a fastener for fastening the adapter to the shoe sole is disposed.   
     
     
         31 . A cleat fixed to a shoe sole of a rowing shoe and attached to a rowing shoe binding structure, the cleat comprising:
 at least one adapting portion extending toward the rowing shoe binding structure such that the adapting portion abuts the rowing shoe binding structure upon attaching the rowing shoe to the rowing shoe binding structure.

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