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Rowing boat footrest assembly

A component and rowing technology, applied in the direction of ships, propulsion components, ship components, etc., can solve problems such as movement or pivoting

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-19
SHIMANO INC
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However, one problem with these structures is that the rower's shoe and foot are fixed in place during back and forth rowing and cannot move or pivot with the rower's motion.

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[0022] Selected embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure that the following descriptions of the embodiments of the present invention are provided for illustration only, and not for the purpose of limiting the present invention, which consists of the appended claims and Its equivalents are defined.

[0023] First refer to figure 1 , shows a rowing boat 10 including a footrest assembly 12 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. figure 1 A portion of rowboat 10 is depicted in . The rowing boat 10 can be any one of various rowing boats that one or more people take to row. For example, rowboat 10 may be a sweep-oar rowboat with one oar held by each rower with two hands. Alternatively, rowing boat 10 may be a scull boat with two oars per rower, one in each hand. The conventional oars of rowboat 10 have been omitted for brevity and to provide a clearer...

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A rowing boat footrest assembly includes a stationary footrest surface coupled to a boat structure, a first shoe attachment portion and a second shoe attachment portion. The first shoe attachment portion is supported to the footrest surface for releasably retaining a first shoe for pivotal movement about a first pivot axis relative to the footrest surface. The second shoe attachment portion is supported to the footrest surface for releasably retaining a second shoe for pivotal movement about a second pivot axis relative to the footrest surface. The first pivot axis and second pivot axis are co-planar and angularly offset from one another.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to a rowing boat footrest assembly that supports a rower's shoe. More specifically, the present invention relates to a rowing boat footrest assembly configured to allow an attached rower's shoe to pivot relative thereto. Background technique [0002] Boating is becoming an increasingly popular form of recreation. Moreover, rowing has become a very popular competitive sport for both amateurs and professionals. Whether rowing is for pleasure or competition, the rowing industry is constantly improving the various components of rowing boats and equipment used by rowing enthusiasts. One component that has been extensively redesigned is the rowing boat footrest. [0003] Typically, a footrest in a rowing boat is an angled surface on which a rower rests his or her feet to provide increased power during rowing. More recently, pedals have been provided with simple shoe straps or mechanisms that hold the rower's shoe o...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B63B35/85
CPCB63H16/02
Inventor 松枝庆治中村靖大越将洋
Owner SHIMANO INC