Patent ID: 6405614
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
A bicycle pedal with safety fixing for a shoe equipped beneath a sole with a cleat furnished with a catch directed forward, the pedal mounted rotatably about an axis comprising:a retaining means running transversely of the pedal and on a side of the axis of rotation of the pedal, this retaining means being situated in front of an opening in which the cleat of the shoe can engage, and being able to cooperate with the catch of the cleat so as to ensure retention of the cleat and of the shoe upward and forward; and a holding member, situated on the pedal on the side of the axis of rotation of the pedal and mounted movably along a longitudinal direction, able to be applied by a first elastic return means against a rear of the cleat so as to thrust it against the retaining means and ensure fastening, wherein the retaining means provided on the pedal is mounted in such a way as to be able to be displaced forward, countering a second elastic return means, in particular under an action of a thrust exerted by the cleat, and to return to a position of fastening of the catch under the action of the second elastic return means.