Bicycle pedal with elastomeric surface
AssigneeNine Point Eight Inc.
InventorsSteven Andrew Park, Jacobus Josef Pittens
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Abstract
In one aspect, a bicycle pedal comprises a main pedal body adapted to rotatably receive an axle and defining at least one pedal platform base upon which is disposed a layer of a low-rebound elastomeric material to form a pedal platform surface. In another aspect, a bicycle pedal has a main pedal body adapted to rotatably receive an axle and defining at least one pedal platform base upon which is disposed a layer of elastomeric material to form a pedal platform surface. For each pedal platform base, the main pedal body defines a delamination shield that extends beyond the respective pedal platform base to shield a vanguard inferior edge of the respective layer of elastomeric material.
Claims11
A bicycle pedal, comprising:
- a main pedal body adapted to rotatably receive an axle;
- the main pedal body defining two opposed pedal platform bases;
- wherein a single respective layer of a low-rebound elastomeric material is disposed on each of the opposed pedal platform bases to form only one single continuous pedal platform surface for each one of the opposed pedal platform bases;
- wherein each pedal platform surface is concave along a travel axis of the pedal;
- wherein for each one of the opposed pedal platform bases, the main pedal body defines a delamination shield that extends beyond the respective pedal platform base to shield a junction between a vanguard inferior edge of the respective layer of low-rebound elastomeric material and the respective pedal platform base;
- each delamination shield is formed monolithically as part of the main pedal body and comprises a solid unperforated wall of material that covers all of the respective junction between the vanguard inferior edge and the pedal platform base;
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- a vanguard edge of each delamination shield is sloped or chamfered obliquely relative to the travel axis of the pedal.
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