Patent ID: 6925908

Claim:
A bicycle pedal assembly comprising: a bicycle pedal including 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 first end and a second end, a front clamping member coupled to said first end of said pedal body, said front clamping member having a front cleat engagement surface facing in a first direction toward said pedal body and a front pedal control surface facing in a rearward direction of said pedal body, and a rear clamping member coupled to said second end of said pedal body, said rear clamping member having a rear cleat engagement surface facing in said first direction toward said pedal body and a rear pedal control surface facing in a forward direction of said pedal body, said rear pedal control surface having a generally convex shape forming a centrally located pivot between the cleat and the rear pedal control surface; and a bicycle shoe cleat selectively engageable with said pedal body via said first and second clamping members, said cleat including a front attachment portion having a front coupling surface selectively engageable with said front engagement surface of said front clamping member and a front cleat control surface cooperating with said front pedal control surface to control movement of said front attachment portion of said cleat relative to said pedal, a rear attachment portion having a rear coupling surface selectively engageable with said rear engagement surface of said rear clamping member and a rear cleat control surface cooperating with said rear pedal control surface to control movement of said rear attachment portion of said cleat relative to said pedal, and a connecting portion connecting said front and rear attachment portions together.