Spacers for adjusting treads of bicycle pedals
OwnerShinji MARUIinventor
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Abstract
A spacer is provided for adjusting the tread of a bicycle pedal. The sole can fit to its tread force receiving surface without causing damage to a user’s foot or shoe. The non-slipping effect is high. A spacer is detachable from the main body of a bicycle pedal and includes an elastic material for adjusting a height from a deck surface and, when tread force is applied to the elastic material, is pushed down in the direction of thickness according to the tread force, and the tip of a stud pin attached to the main body of the pedal is exposed more from the spacer. The detachable spacer can cover and protect a large portion of the exposed part of the stud pin when no foot is placed on the pedal, and when a foot is placed on the pedal, a stud pin protrudes to provide the non-slipping effect.
Claims9
A spacer detachable from the main body of a bicycle pedal, wherein the spacer comprises an elastic material for adjusting a height from a deck surface, and by adding tread force to the elastic material, a tread force receiving surface is pushed down in the direction of thickness according to the tread force and the tip of a stud pin attached to the main body of the pedal is exposed more from the tread force receiving surface.
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