Patent ID: 6694846
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
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 an upwardly facing first concaved sole receiving recess having a central axis lying in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to said center rotation axis of said pedal shaft; and a cleat engagement mechanism coupled to an upper surface of said pedal body and including a front clamping member with a downwardly facing front cleat engagement surface, said first concaved sole receiving recess being located above the front cleat engagement surface.