Title: Sport shoes

Abstract: There is disclosed a sport shoe having an outsole adapted and constructed to provide means for assisting in engaging a bicycle pedal. In the various embodiments disclosed the outsole possesses one or more transverse recesses into which may be fitted a bicycle pedal. The outsole in one embodiment has two transverse recesses so that a wearer of the shoe may selectively employ one of the recesses. In another embodiment the outsole has a single recess and, additionally, a forwardly facing shoulder at the toe portion for a bicycle pedal. The sport shoe may be desirably fitted with reflective means, preferably at the counter portion of the shoe or the rearwardly facing heel portion and/or at the forwardly facing toe portion in order to increase the visibility of a bicycle rider, especially at night.

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Inventors: Haver, Sanford A. (New York, NY, US)

Application Number: 922693
Filing Date: 1978-07-07
Publication_date: 1980-02-19
Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 36/131 36/137, 74/594.6
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2607130	Aug, 1952	Pearson	36/137.
3952428	Apr, 1976	Polsky	36/131.

Other Refs: 23011931685 of

Feb, 1975	FR
, 1893	GB

Primary Examiner: Lawson, Patrick D.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Sylvester; Herbert S., Grill; Murray M.