Patent ID: 9595247
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G10D

Claim:
1. A heel-toe actuated pedal system, the system comprising: a base; a pedal having a heel hinge point proximate a rear portion thereof and an opposing toe hinge point proximate a front portion thereof; a heel transfer arm pivotally connected at a first end thereof to the heel hinge point of the pedal and at a second end thereof to the base; a heel rocker pivot rotatably connected to the base at an upstanding portion thereof and in a spaced relation to the heel transfer arm second end; a heel linkage pivotally connected at opposing ends thereof to the transfer arm second end and the heel rocker pivot, wherein movement of the heel linkage provides rotational movement to the heel rocker pivot; a toe rocker pivot rotatably connected to the upstanding portion of the base; a toe linkage pivotally connected at opposing ends thereof to the toe rocker pivot and the toe hinge point of the pedal, wherein movement of the toe linkage provides rotational movement to the toe rocker pivot; and at least one return spring operable with the rocker pivots, wherein the rocker pivots are biased toward a preselected rotation.