Bicycle shoe having protective device
View Patent ↗A bicycle shoe includes a shoe sole, a coupler member attached to bottom of the shoe sole, and a protective device attached to the coupling member, for contacting with ground, and for preventing the coupler member from being directly contacted with the ground, and for preventing the coupler member from being worn out. The protective device includes a lock notch formed in each of the front and the rear portions, and the coupler member includes a front portion and a rear portion for engaging into the lock notches of the protective device, for attaching the protective device to the coupler member. The protective device includes a retaining member for selectively attaching the shorter coupling members.
1. A bicycle shoe comprising:
a shoe sole,
a coupler member attached to bottom of said shoe sole, and including a front portion and a rear portion,
a protective device attached to said coupling member, for contacting with ground, and for preventing said coupler member from being directly contacted with said ground, and for preventing said coupler member from being worn out,
said protective device including a front portion and a rear portion each having a lock notch formed therein, and including a chamber formed in said protective device for receiving said coupler member therein, and including an anchoring flange extended into said chamber from said front portion and said rear portion of said protective device to form said lock notches in said protective device,
said front portion and said rear portion of said coupler member being engageable into said lock notches of said protective device for attaching and coupling said protective device to said coupler member,
said protective device including a slot formed in each of said anchoring flanges thereof, to increase a resilience of said anchoring flanges, and to allow said front portion and said rear portion of said coupling member to easily engage into said lock notches of said protective device respectively and
said protective device including a retaining member provided therein for selectively engaging with said coupling member which is not able to engage with said lock notch provided in said protective device.
2. The bicycle shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said protective device includes at least one opening formed therein, to define said retaining member.
3. The bicycle shoe as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said protective device further includes a second opening formed therein, to form said retaining member between said at least one opening and said second opening thereof.
4. The bicycle shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said coupler member includes a bulge extended from said front portion thereof to form a shoulder therein.
5. The bicycle shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said coupler member includes a bulge extended from said rear portion thereof to form a shoulder therein.
6. The bicycle shoe as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said coupler member is secured to the bottom of said shoe sole with at least one fastener and at least one anchoring board, and said at least one anchoring board includes at least one orifice formed therein for weight reducing purposes.