Patent ID: 6997080
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle pedal comprising: a pedal shaft having a first end adapted to be coupled to a bicycle crank and a second end with a center rotation axis extending between said first and second ends; a pedal body rotatably coupled to said second end of said pedal shaft about said center rotation axis of said pedal shaft, said pedal body having a front end and a rear end with said front end of said pedal body being configured and arranged to include a sole guide portion that assists in rotating said pedal body about said pedal shaft, said sole guide portion including a pair of laterally spaced projections located on a forwardly facing tip surface of said pedal body that define a sole receiving recess in an area disposed laterally therebetween and aligned with said projections; and a cleat engagement mechanism coupled to an upper surface of said pedal body, said cleat engagement mechanism including a front clamping member coupled to said front end of said pedal body, and a rear clamping member movably coupled to said rear end of said pedal body, said front clamping member including a rearwardly facing front pedal control surface, said rearwardly facing front pedal control surface being arranged to be free of obstructions along a longitudinal axis that bisects said pedal body in an area immediately rearward of said front pedal control surface, and said rear clamping member including a forwardly facing rear pedal control surface.