Patent ID: 6725742
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A43B,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
A bicycle pedal comprising a threaded spindle journalled in a pedal body connected to a pedal cage by a plurality of legs, wherein a cylindrical ring transects said legs and said pedal body, and said pedal including one or more slots between said ring and said cage,at least one of said slots comprising a means for engaging one or more studs attached to a sole of a bicycle shoe, each of said studs comprising a base attached to said sole of said shoe, a cap that contacts the ground when a wearer of said shoe takes a step, and a wall or walls connecting the base with the cap, the width from front to back of at least one of said slots being approximately equal to the width at the base of at least one of said studs such that, when engaged in said slot, the wall or walls of said stud are contiguous to said slot, said contiguity comprising a forward and backward power-transferring means between said shoe and said pedal, and a separation existing between said pedal and said studs except where said slots abut the walls of said studs, said separation comprising an unimpeded-upward-release means thereby preventing said studs from being clipped, locked, or otherwise secured to said pedal and enabling a cyclist to expeditiously remove said shoe from said pedal by raising said shoe up from said pedal.