Patent ID: 8789841

Claim:
A pedaled vehicle, comprising: a frame; at least one wheel rotatably coupled to the frame; a crank assembly operatively coupled to the at least one wheel for moving the vehicle and having a bore; a pedal having a shaft configured to be received in the bore of the crank assembly; and a spring clip secured to the pedal by a fastener for securing the pedal to the crank assembly, the spring clip including a circumferentially continuous main body having at least one of an inner edge and an outer edge, and a plurality of flexible tabs extending from one of the inner or outer edge and capable of flexing between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein when the flexible tabs are in the first configuration, the pedal shaft is allowed to pass through the bore of the crank assembly, and when the flexible tabs are in the second configuration, the pedal shaft is prevented from being removed from the bore of the crank assembly.