Self guiding adjustable snap on plastic cleat and bicycle pedal

A cleat (12) for securing the bottom of a shoe to a round shaft (24) of a pedal (14), the cleat comprising:

• flexible material (23) having a first concave surface (16), and a second surface defining an opening (20), the entrance to said opening having a pair of flexible edges (22) opposing and spaced apart to receive said round shaft (24),
• means for securing said flexible material to the bottom of said shoe with said concave surface opposed and adjacent to the bottom of said shoe,
• an adjustment fixture (18) for coupling between said concave surface (16) and the bottom of said shoe to change the curvature of said first concave surface and thereby select the spacing between said flexible edges to create a selectable tension to the insertion or removal of said round shaft.

A cleat (12) for securing the bottom of a shoe to a round shaft (24) of a pedal (14), the cleat comprising;

• flexible material (23) having first concave surface (16), and a second surface defining an opening (20), the entrance to said opening having a pair of flexible edges (22) opposing and spaced apart to receive said round shaft (24),
• means for securing said flexible material to the bottom of said shoe,
• an adjustment fixture (18) for coupling between said concave surface (16) and said means for securing to change the curvature of said first concave surface and thereby select the spacing between said flexible edges to create a selectable tension to the insertion or removal of said round shaft.