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US 2006/0075664 A1Published application
Bicycle pedal assembly
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorTsutomu Muraoka
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Abstract
A bicycle pedal assembly includes a pair of pedals and a pair of cleats. The cleats are configured and arranged to selectively cooperate with the right and left bicycle pedals such that two different release forces can be attained using a single pair of cleats. The pedal includes a body that rotates about a shaft and a front and rear clamping members are coupled to opposite ends of the pedal body. Also, the front and rear clamping members are preferably pivotally coupled to the pedal body.
Claims13
A bicycle shoe cleat comprising:
- an attachment portion having a front end, a rear end, an upper sole side facing in a first direction and a lower pedal side facing in a second direction which is substantially opposite to the first direction;
- a front coupling portion extending from the front end, the front coupling portion having a front coupling surface facing in the first direction and a front stop surface facing in a forward direction;
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- a rear coupling portion extending from the rear end, the rear coupling portion having a rear coupling surface facing in the first direction and a rear stop surface facing in a rearward direction with a low force rear corner abutment formed at one lateral end of the rear stop surface and a high force rear corner abutment formed at the other lateral end of the rear stop surface,
- the front and rear coupling portions being configured to define a pivot axis of the cleat with the high force rear corner abutment being spaced farther from a centerline of the cleat that includes the pivot axis of the cleat than the low force rear corner abutment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.