Patent ID: 7024961
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pedal structure for a bicycle, comprising a pedal body, and an elastic clamping device, wherein: the pedal body has two opposite sides; the elastic clamping device is mounted on each of the two opposite sides of the pedal body, and includes a front binding plate, a rear binding plate, a pivot shaft, at least one torsion spring, an urging plate, and an adjusting bolt, wherein: the pivot shaft of the elastic clamping device is secured on each of the two opposite sides of the pedal body; the front binding plate of the elastic clamping device is pivotally mounted on the pivot shaft; the rear binding plate of the elastic clamping device is pivotally mounted on the pivot shaft; the adjusting bolt of the elastic clamping device is extended through the rear binding plate; the urging plate of the elastic clamping device is secured on a distal end of the adjusting bolt; the at least one torsion spring of the elastic clamping device is pivotally mounted on the pivot shaft and has a first end passed through a gap defined between the front binding plate and the rear binding plate and urged on the front binding plate and a second end urged on the urging plate; the front binding plate has an inward directed clamping force provided by the urging force of the at least one torsion spring; the rear binding plate has an inward directed clamping force provided by the urging force of the at least one torsion spring; the front binding plate of the elastic clamping device has a center formed with a protruding clamping portion, and the rear binding plate of the elastic clamping device has a bottom formed with a concave portion the clamping portion of the front binding plate has two sides each formed with stepped portion which has a front end formed with a resting edge.