Clipless bicycle pedal assembly

A clipless bicycle pedal assembly comprising:

• a pedal insert having a latch, a latch spring, and a hub having a hub tab, wherein the latch is movable between a retracted position and an extended position and the latch spring is configured to urge the latch toward the extended position;
• a cleat having a cleat head, a cleat body, a cleat tab, and cleat tab slot, wherein the cleat tab slot is an opening between the cleat body and the cleat tab configured to receive the hub tab;
• wherein the cleat and the pedal insert have an engaged position wherein the cleat is attached to the pedal insert and a disengaged position wherein the cleat is not attached to the pedal insert;
• wherein the latch is configured to limit longitudinal movement of the cleat when the cleat and the pedal insert are in the engaged position;
• wherein the hub tab is configured to limit vertical movement of the cleat tab when the cleat and the pedal insert are in the engaged position;
• wherein the cleat is configured to rotate relative to the pedal insert between a zero angle and a predetermined release angle wherein the hub tab moves out of the cleat tab slot.

A clipless bicycle pedal assembly comprising:

• a pedal insert having a latch, a latch spring, a pedal insert ramp, and a hub having a hub tab, wherein the latch is movable between a retracted position and an extended position and the latch spring is configured to urge the latch toward the extended position;
• a cleat having a cleat head, a cleat body, a cleat ramp, a cleat tab, and cleat tab slot, wherein the cleat tab slot is an opening between the cleat body and the cleat tab configured to receive the hub tab;
• wherein the cleat and the pedal insert have an engaged position wherein the cleat is attached to the pedal insert and a disengaged position wherein the cleat is not attached to the pedal insert;
• wherein the cleat ramp and the pedal insert ramp are configured to engage each other causing the cleat to move away from the pedal insert in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation as the cleat is rotated toward the predetermined release angle.