Machine element or mechanism – Elements – Cranks and pedals
Patent
1998-11-05
2000-09-19
Battista, Mary Ann
Machine element or mechanism
Elements
Cranks and pedals
B62M 308
Patent
active
061195510
ABSTRACT:
A bicycle pedal assembly is provided for attaching a shoe thereto via a cleat. The bicycle pedal has a pedal body rotatably coupled to the second end of the pedal shaft for supporting a cyclist's foot. The pedal body preferably has a pair clamping members pivotally coupled thereto. A biasing member is coupled between the pedal body and each of the clamping members. Adjustment member or screw 231 is threaded into a threaded hole formed in the pedal body such that the free end of the screw contacts a portion of the associated clamping member to rotate the clamping member. The associated biasing member is now placed under tension. This arrangement allows for easy assembly of the bicycle pedal, since clamping members and biasing members can be coupled to pedal body without placing biasing members under tension. Also, this arrangement allows the initial tension to be regulated by utilizing thin washers between the head of the screws and the pedal body. A tension adjustment mechanism is also provided for each clamping member to vary the biasing force of the respective biasing members after the pedal is assembled.
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Battista Mary Ann
Shimano Inc.
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