Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A43—FOOTWEAR
  • A43B—CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR; PARTS OF FOOTWEAR
  • A43B5/00—Footwear for sporting purposes
  • A43B5/14—Shoes for cyclists

Definitions

• the present invention relates, in the field of shoes in general, a system which allows the assembly on the sole, of equipment related to the use which is made of the shoe; of course it also relates to the pieces of equipment, the shoes and the soles provided with this assembly system.
• the soles are shaped according to the type of cushioning provided and the user must therefore choose his shoes according to the cushioning material he has. If he has several types of calibration at his disposal, he must
• the object of the invention is to remedy this drawback by proposing a shoe the sole of which is
• Such a shoe can receive other types
• equipment on the sole includes at least two assembly methods, the first of which consists of at least
• a socket preferably arranged at the front of the sole makes it possible to improve the resistance of the assembly in an area where the sole has a very small thickness.
• This socket also has the advantage of allowing rapid positioning of the equipment.
• the socket consists of a mortise at the front of the sole pad and, on the front of the wedging equipment, a tenon in the shape of a bayonet.
• the sole can include a recess in the major part of the shoe, to center and accommodate the equipment.
• This recess can be any recess in the major part of the shoe, to center and accommodate the equipment.
• the invention also relates to pieces of equipment provided with the assembly system.
• This piece forms the skate and can be used for walking; it can also receive accessories such as bicycle shims, for example, which are joined to it by means of fixing screws.
• the adjustable part advantageously comprises two longitudinal oblong orifices which are each positioned on an orifice of the fixed part;
• cycling equipment comprises, in addition to its holes for attachment to the sole, longitudinal oblong holes which cooperate with a movable metal part disposed between the sole and said piece of equipment and which serves for the adjustable anchoring of attached wedging elements .
• the shoe of the sole is devoid of lateral edges to receive a piece of equipment forming the shoe itself, which piece comprises, in addition to the system
• FIG. 1 shows the sole according to the invention, seen in plan from below
• FIG. 2 shows a possible embodiment of a piece of equipment intended to be adapted on the shoe of the sole, seen from below,
• FIG. 3 is an enlarged section along 3-3, of the part of Figure 2, mounted on the sole of Figure
• FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the piece of equipment, in two parts, seen from below,
• FIG. 5 is an enlarged section along 5-5 of the part in two parts of FIG. 4, mounted on the sole,
• FIG. 6 is a plan view of another possible embodiment of the piece of equipment, seen from below,
• FIG. 9 is a plan view of another piece of equipment, seen from below;
• FIG. 10 is a section along 10-10 of Figure 9;
• FIG. 11 is a plan view of a piece of equipment cooperating with a pedal provided with slides;
• Figure 12 is a section along 12-12 of Figure 11.
• the sole 1 is a sole with a conventional outline, associated with an upper skin, not shown, to make a cycling shoe.
• This sole 1 comprises, in a conventional manner, a shoe 2 at its front part and a heel 3 at the rear.
• the shoe 2 and the heel 3 are connected by a beam 4 intended to improve the rigidity.
• the shoe 2 has a recess 5, of shape
• This recess includes means for receiving and positioning
• shoes for cyclists consists of a wedge chosen according to the desired wedging means, certain embodiments of which will be described below.
• This socket comprises, on the sole, a mortise 8 of substantially rectangular shape, positioned transversely on the median axis XX 'of said sole, at the edge
• the socket consists, as detailed below, in a shape which resembles a bayonet.
• the assembly system is completed by a set of fixing and immobilizing members 9 of
• a nut 10 is placed at the level of
• recess 5 has a combination of three nuts
• this base is arranged transversely to the median axis XX ′ of the sole and it is situated towards the rear, on the side of the heel 3.
• the point of the triangle is defined by the nut 11 disposed towards the front; it is located approximately halfway between the socket 7 and the line connecting the nuts 12 and 13, which line is substantially midway between the nuts 10 and 11.
• the recess 5 further comprises two lateral openings 14 made in the border 6 and positioned just behind the nuts 12 and 13. These openings 14 are useful for certain types of equipment in connection with wedging means integrated into the thickness of the sole, FIG. 3.
• FIG. 2 to 12 show different types
• the various pieces of equipment comprise an element of the socket 7 consisting of a tenon 15, in the form of a bayonet, arranged at their front end.
• This tenon is intended to come to be embedded in the mortise
• This part 16 is obtained in one piece by molding of plastic material of the PVC type. It has a substantially ovoid shape and may have open cells on the top to gain weight. Its lower part
• the lug 15 is centered on the front end part and four holes 18, 19,
• the part 16 also includes two lateral ears 22 intended to be fitted into the
• the positioning of the piece of equipment 16 in the recess 5 is carried out by incorporating the front tenon
• the part 16 is pressed against the bottom of the recess 5 and its assembly on the sole 1 is completed by fixing screws 100 which are received in the orifices 18, 19, 20, 21 and the nuts 10, 11, 12 , 13 respectively.
• the ears 22 are integrated into the lateral openings 14.
• the part 16 has a thickness such that it at least makes it possible to fill the recess 5 of the sole; it acts as a skate.
• the part 16 has a transverse groove 23.
• This groove 23 has a width corresponding to that of the openings
• FIGS 4 and 5 show another type of piece of equipment that can be integrated into
• This part 24 is made up of two parts: a front part 25 and a rear part 26.
• the front part 25 has the lug 15 at its front part and has three assembly holes 27, 28 and 29 corresponding respectively to the nuts 11, 12 and 13 of the sole.
• the orifice 27 is situated substantially on the median axis of the body of the part 25; the two holes
• the lower surface of the part 25, intended to come into contact with the ground, comprises
• the part 25 is intended to be locked on the front part of the recess 5 by means of the lug 15 and of a fixing screw integrating into
• the part 25 is fixed and fills only part of the recess 5; the side edges 31 and 32 stop before the side openings 14 of the sole.
• the rear part 26 of the piece of equipment 24 is intended to be partially integrated into the recess 30 of the homologous front part 25. This rear part 26 has a
• the oblong holes 34 and 35 are intended to be positioned respectively on the holes 28 and 29 of the front part 25 and on the nuts 12 and 13 of the
• This position adjustment can be done from front to back and also angularly;
• shoe on the pedal can thus be positioned
• FIG. 6 to 8 show another mode of
• This piece of equipment 37 has a general shape and dimensions corresponding to the piece 16 of Figure 2. It has been shown enlarged in Figure 6 to better show the structural details.
• the body of the part 37 is extended, forwards, by the lug 15 of the socket and it comprises, on the sides, two ears 38 intended to be fitted into the openings 14 provided in the border 6 of the sole.
• the piece of equipment 37 is intended to completely fill the recess 5. It has four assembly orifices 39, -0, 41 and 42 arranged
• the piece of equipment 37 further comprises four oblong longitudinal orifices 43, 44, 45 and 46 arranged on lines parallel to each other. These oblong orifices open into a recess 47 produced on the upper surface of the part 37 and the outline of which is shown in dotted lines, FIG. 6. This recess 47 is intended to receive a sliding metal plate 48 disposed between the bottom of the recess 5 of the sole 1 and the piece of equipment 37.
• This metal plate 48 shown in FIG. 8, has four orifices 49, 50, 51 and 52
• Figures 9 and 10 show a piece of equipment 55 of the same type as that described above in connection with Figures 6 to 8. However, the wedging accessory C3 is presented differently because it fits into a recess 56 fitted on the underside.
• the wedging accessory C3 is presented differently because it fits into a recess 56 fitted on the underside.
• depth of the recess 56 is at least equal to the height of the accessory C3 so that the user can walk normally, resting on the workpiece
• Figures 11 and 12 show another piece of equipment 60 which fits on a sole 1 made without the edge 6, at least on the front part of the skate.
• This piece of equipment 60 is housed in the recess 5 and acts as a skid. It has, laterally, grooves 61 which are hollowed out against the sole 1 and which serve as a housing for slides
• the shoe can be adapted at will according to the wedging accessory, or other, desired.
• shoe thus has a character of universality, being able to receive wedging or other means
• the shoe provided with such a universal sole can advantageously be offered in association with a choice of at least two different holds.
• the user can thus mount the equipment corresponding to the equipment at his disposal; he does not need to change the whole shoe when he uses a different material,

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