Machine element or mechanism – Elements – Cranks and pedals
Patent
1989-08-11
1991-04-02
Luong, Vinh T.
Machine element or mechanism
Elements
Cranks and pedals
G05G 114
Patent
active
050038419
ABSTRACT:
A bicycle pedal comprises a pedal body supported by a pedal shaft to be rotatable about an axis of the pedal shaft, and at least one clamp member attached to the pedal body for clamping a cleat fixed to a cyclist's shoe. The clamp member is displaced in a fore and aft direction from the pedal shaft to be movable between a cleat clamping position and a release position. The pedal body defines at least one guide surface located adjacent the axis of the pedal shaft with respect to the clamp member for guiding the cleat toward the clamp member.
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patent: 576548 (1897-02-01), Cassidy
patent: 4089236 (1978-05-01), Genzling
patent: 4803894 (1989-02-01), Howell
patent: 4819504 (1989-04-01), Sampson
patent: 4827633 (1989-05-01), Feldstein
Greigg Edwin E.
Luong Vinh T.
Shimano Industrial Co. Ltd.
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