Patent ID: 7017445

Claim:
A pedal for coupling to a spindle and for interfacing with a cleat, the pedal comprising: a first plate including a first plate through hole, wherein the first plate is configured to interface with the cleat; a second plate including a second plate through hole, wherein the second plate is coupled to the first plate and configured to interface with the cleat; a collar located between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the collar is configured to couple to the spindle; a spacer including a spacer through hole, wherein the spacer is located adjacent to the collar between the first plate and the second plate, and the spacer through hole is aligned both with the first plate through hole and the second plate through hole; a first insert including a first insert through hole and a first cam surface, wherein the first insert is located adjacent to the collar between the first plate and the spacer, the first insert through hole is aligned both with the first plate through hole and the spacer through hole, and the first cam surface contacts the cleat when the first plate interfaces with the cleat; a second insert including a second insert through hole and a second cam surface, wherein the second insert is located adjacent to the collar between the spacer and the second plate, the second insert through hole is aligned both with the spacer through hole and the second plate through hole, and the second cam surface contacts the cleat when the second plate interfaces with the cleat; and a coupler introduced through the first plate through hole, the first insert through hole, the spacer through hole, the second insert through hole, and the second plate through hole, wherein the coupler couples the first plate to the second plate with the first insert, the spacer, and the second insert located between the first plate and the second plate.