Patent ID: 6374699
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
An automatic cycle pedal, comprising:a front engagement member (2) to engage a front end (12) of a locking member (4) secured to the sole of a cyclist's shoe and a rear movable male engagement member (3) to engage a rear female end (11) of said locking member (4), said rear movable engagement member (3) being prestressed by resilient means (5) toward an engagement position whilst being movable under the pressure of the cyclist's shoe, against the action of the resilient means, between an open spaced position permitting insertion and withdrawal of the locking member (4) between the two engagement members (2, 3) and a closed engagement position ensuring the securement of the locking member (4) with the automatic pedal, wherein the front end (12) of the locking member (4) has a female configuration provided by a recess (17) adapted to be engaged below a male configuration formed by the end of the front engagement member (2) of the automatic pedal, such that the front and rear female ends (11, 12) of said locking member (4) will be pinched between the front and rear male engagement members (2, 3) of the automatic pedal, wherein the front female end (12) of said locking member has two front guide jaws (19) disposed on opposite sides of the recess (17) and adapted to guide the front male engagement member (2) toward the recess, and wherein each of said two front guide jaws (19), in a plan view, has a front-most portion that is nearer a side of said front end (12) than to said recess (17) and has a continuous surface that slopes toward said recess (17) from said front-most portion, whereby said front-most portions and said continuous surfaces of said two front guide jaws form a V-shape with said recess at an apex for guiding the front male engagement member into said recess.