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US 5,704,256 AGranted
Device for fastening a shoe on a pedal, and shoe and pedal with such a device
OwnerBertrand De Lattreinventor
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A device for fastening a shoe to a pedal, e.g., a bicycle pedal, is light in weight and allows a cyclist to walk comfortably when wearing the shoes. The fastening device includes a magnetic element attached to at least one of the shoe and the pedal. A metallic element, which cooperates with the magnetic element, is attached to at least one of the shoe and the pedal. A spacer system is capable of moving the shoe and the pedal away from each other in a direction increasing an airgap between the magnetic element and the metallic element. The spacer system includes circumferential ramps carried by at least one of the shoe and the pedal, such that relative rotation of the shoe and the pedal causes movement of the shoe and the pedal away from each other.
A device for fastening a shoe to a pedal, comprising:
A shoe which can be fastened to a pedal by a fastening device, wherein the fastening device comprises:
A pedal which can be fastened to a shoe by a fastening device, wherein the fastening device comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.