Patent ID: 6227071
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B62M,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A bicycle pedal adapted to be attached to a crankarm comprising:a pedal axle having an attachment portion formed at one end thereof for attachment to the crankarm, said pedal axle defining an elongated proximal portion adjacent said attachment portion and a small diameter portion formed adjacent the other end thereof and having a smaller diameter than the attachment portion;a first and second needle bearings arranged in a region of the small diameter portion and spaced apart from each other axially of the pedal axle for supporting a tread surface/s in a radial direction of the pedal axle;a ball bearing disposed in said region of the small diameter portion, wherein said ball bearing is disposed between said first needle bearing and said second needle bearing; anda pedal body rotatably supported on the small diameter portion through the first and second needle bearings and the ball bearing, said pedal body defining said tread surface/s on a surface/s thereof.