Patent ID: 7097597
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: B62H,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adjustable bicycle pedal training device for use by a beginner cyclist to learn how to ride a bicycle, wherein said device would replace the customary right and left pedals on a bicycle, the device comprises: a longitudinal axis; two pedals, each having a right “U”-shaped pedal component and a left “U”-shaped pedal component that are held together by a tension spring stretched along the longitudinal axis and two tongue and groove connections in a first expanded stage; an axle bolt, connected to either the left or the right pedal component, for coupling the device to a bicycle crank; and an inner support tube disposed on the left pedal component and around a portion of the spring and an outer support tube disposed on the right pedal component and around a portion of the spring and the inner support tube; wherein the tension spring has a first end connected to a bolt disposed on the right pedal component and a second end connected to an adjustable set screw disposed on the left pedal component to bias the right and left pedal components together while still allowing the pedal components to be uncoupled from each other at the tongue and groove connections and twisted 90 degrees relative to each other to be reconfigured into a shortened stage.