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US 12,509,180 B2Granted
Foot retention system for a pedal
OwnerStephen Michael Cuomoinventor
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Abstract
A foot retention system including: a pedal having a pedal platform; a strap having a first base portion, a second base portion and a loop portion between base portions; and a rotary adjuster connected to said strap. The first base portion and said second base portion are retained to the pedal platform and the loop portion is vertically spaced from the pedal platform. The strap and pedal platform defines an opening to receive a user's foot and the rotary adjuster is rotatable about a rotary axis to adjust the perimeter length of the opening.
Claims26
A foot retention system including:
- a pedal having a pedal platform with a longitudinal axis, a vertical axis, and a lateral axis;
- a strap, including a first base portion, a second base portion and a loop portion therebetween;
- a rotary adjuster connected to said strap;
- wherein said first base portion and said second base portion are retained to said pedal platform and said loop portion is vertically spaced from said pedal platform;
- wherein said strap and said pedal platform defines an opening to receive a foot therein, said opening having an opening perimeter;
- wherein said rotary adjuster is rotatable about a rotary axis to adjust the length of said opening perimeter;
- wherein said rotary adjuster includes a rack and pinion gear mechanism, wherein a pinion gear is rotated about said rotary axis to adjust the length of said opening perimeter.
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A foot retention system including:
- a pedal having a pedal platform with a longitudinal axis, a vertical axis, and a lateral axis;
- a strap, including a first base portion, a second base portion and a loop portion therebetween;
- a rotary adjuster connected to said strap;
- wherein said first base portion and said second base portion are retained to said pedal platform and said loop portion is vertically spaced from said pedal platform;
- wherein said strap and said pedal platform defines an opening to receive a foot therein, said opening having an opening perimeter;
- wherein said rotary adjuster is rotatable about a rotary axis to adjust the length of said opening perimeter;
- wherein said strap is considered to be a first element and said pedal platform is considered to be a second element, and including a third element, wherein said third element is connected to at least one of said strap and said pedal platform, and wherein said rotary adjuster is circumferentially fixed to said third element about said opening perimeter;
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- wherein said rotation of said rotary adjuster serves to actively reduce the length of said opening perimeter.
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A foot retention system including:
- a pedal having a pedal platform with a longitudinal axis, a vertical axis, and a lateral axis;
- a strap, including a first strap portion and a second strap portion, wherein said first strap portion includes a first base portion, a second base portion and a loop portion therebetween, wherein said second strap portion is radially spaced from said first strap portion;
- a rotary adjuster connected to said strap;
- wherein said first base portion and said second base portion are retained to said pedal platform and said loop portion is vertically spaced from said pedal platform;
- wherein said strap and said pedal platform defines an opening to receive a foot therein, said opening having an opening perimeter;
- wherein said rotary adjuster is rotatable about a rotary axis to adjust the length of said opening perimeter;
- wherein said rotary adjuster is engaged to said first strap portion and to said second strap portion and wherein said rotation about a said rotary axis serves to adjust the radial position of said second strap portion relative to said first strap portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.