Patent ID: 7322260
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
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 an upper surface of said pedal body adjacent a forwardly facing tip surface; and a cleat engagement mechanism coupled to an upper surface of said pedal body and arranged to move between a clamping position and a release position, 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 downwardly facing front cleat engagement surface and said rear clamping member including a downwardly facing rear cleat engagement surface, said front cleat engagement surface being closer to said center rotation axis than said rear cleat engagement surface as measured in a direction perpendicular to said upper surface of said pedal body.