Patent ID: 8794106
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A43B,B62J,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for restraining a rider's footwear along a first axis to a motorcycle footpeg that extends laterally away from the motorcycle along a second axis, the footwear sole having a heel support and a ball support disposed along a third axis, the apparatus comprising: a hook extending downwardly from the bottom of the footwear sole along the first axis and laterally along the third axis from the ball support and toward the heel support, the hook having a flared section and a tapered section along the extent toward the heel support, the hook having a hook lip; and a clasp affixed to the footpeg, the clasp defining an opening that passes through the clasp along the first axis and defining a gap facing forwardly along a third axis allowing access to the opening along the third axis which is mutually perpendicular to the first and second axes, the clasp having a clasp lip peripherally adjacent to the opening and disposed to overlap the hook lip, the clasp configured to: receive the hook for engagement along the first axis whereby the hook is pressed into the clasp along the first axis until the clasp engages the hook by the overlapping hook lip and clasp lip to restrain motion of the hook along the first axis; additionally receive the hook for engagement along a third axis that is mutually orthogonal to the first and second axes whereby the hook can be separately engaged with the clasp along each of both the first and third axes by the overlapping hook lip and clasp lip whereby the rider can choose between engaging the hook and clasp by pressing downwardly with the sole or by moving the sole along the clasp in a rearward motion; restrain the hook along the first axis during engagement; and release the hook for disengagement using linear motion along the third axis.