Patent ID: 7288048

Claim:
A folding pedal comprising: a pedal body, said pedal body having a center spindle pivotally connectable to a crank of a bicycle; two pedal blocks respectively pivotally coupled to top and bottom sides of said pedal body and turnable relative to each other between a first position where said two pedal blocks are closed together and extending in a same extending direction of said center spindle and a second position where said two pedal blocks are opened and respectively extending in a direction perpendicular to said center spindle; and a synchronous positioning device for causing said two pedal blocks to move relative to each other synchronously, said synchronous positioning device comprising a first synchronous gear and a second synchronous gear respectively mounted in said two pedal blocks, and an actuating frame, said actuating frame having a top rack and a bottom rack respectively meshed with said first synchronous gear and said second synchronous gear for causing said first and second synchronous gears to rotate in reversed directions to turn said two pedal blocks synchronously.