An Improvement in or relating to Oyole Pedals.
Year: 1896

page_text: An Improvement in or relating to Oyole Pedals.
HARRY SEBASTIAN HALFORD 37 Nevern Square Earl's Court Kensington
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to bo as follows:-
This is an arrangement in cycle pedals for supporting a larger portion of the
foot on the pedal, thereby greatly relieving the muscles of the leg whilst giving
greater propelling power, besides keeping the foot in its proper position on
the podal.
This I effect by suitably extending the face or surface of the pedal along the
sole of the foot in a manner best calculated to attain this object.
I reserve to myself the right of carrying out this idea either by a suitably made
pedal embracing these features or by a separate & adjustable attachment which can
be affixed to any ordinary pedal.
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H. S. HALFORD..
I, HARRY SEBASTIAN HALFORD, of 37 Nevern Square, Earl's Court,
Kensington, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention for an improvement in or relating to cycle pedals has for its
object to provide a pedal or pedal attachment that will give a longer bearing to the
foot so that the power exerted by the rider will be used to greater advantage than
heretofore and also to keep the foot from slipping forwards, and consists in a
rotatable pedal body having a front support rigidly attached to the pedal to take
the pressure of the ball of the foot of the rider and a rear support adapted to
engage the waist of the foot immediately in front of the heel.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of an adjustable support constructed according to this
invention and removably attached to the pedal of a cycle,
Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the foot in position,
Fig. 3 is a back end elevation and Fig. 4 is a detail section on line 5-5 Fig. 2.
Referring to the drawings, the pedal shown is of ordinary construction having
the central barrel a containing the bearings, the end plates bb and the tread
plates oc taking the pressure of the foot. The bracket d has a face to bear
against the outer face of the rear tread plate cand has turned over tongues ff that
bear against the inner face of the rear tread plate c. The bracket is arranged to
incline slightly upwards from its face and is provided with guides g g that are at
the same inclination as the bracket. The foot waist plate h is pivoted to the

page_text: supporting plate i provided with arms adapted to slide in the guides 9 g to
enable the distance of the plate h from the front plate c to be adjusted. The
arms are secured in any desired position in the guides g g by bolts sliding in the
slots m m in the guides.
The foot waist plate h is made in one piece with turned up ends or the turned up
ends are formed as separate pieces n secured to the plate A by bolts o passing
through a slot in the plate h so that the pieces n can be adjusted to the width of
the foot waist.
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The bracket is shown provided with two guides but it is evident that only one
may be employed, the bracket & being formed with only one arm. The support is
inclined upwards so that the foot shall only be supported at the front tread plate c
and the foot waist plate h to give a longer bearing to the foot whilst at the same
time allowing the same freedom of action. The whole may be further secured to
the pedal by the bolt p. The rear support is shown as removably secured to
an ordinary pedal, but it is evident that if a special pedal be constructed the rear
support may be an integral part of the pedal.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A pedal consisting of a rotatable body, a front support attached to the pedal
body and adapted to take the pressure of the ball of the foot of the rider, and a
rear support also attached to the pedal body and adapted to engage the waist of the
font immediately in front of the heel.
2. A pedal consisting of a rotatable pedal body, a front support attached to the
pedal body and adapted to take the pressure of the ball of the foot of the rider, a
guide attached to the pedal body, a rear support adjustably fixed in the guide and
adapted to engage the waist of the foot immediately in front of the heel.
3. An attachment for cycle pedals consisting of a bracket adapted to be attached
to a cycle pedal and of a foot waist plate mounted on the bracket and adapted to
support the foot of the rider immediately in front of the heel.
4. Au adjustable attachment for pedals consisting of a bracket adapted to be
attached to a cycle pedal, a guide formed on the bracket, a guide, a rear supporting
plate adjustably fixed in said guide and adapted to engage the waist of the foot
immediately in front of the heel.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.