Pedal with fastening clip for push rod

A pedal arrangement for a push rod with a spherical head, the arrangement comprising:

• a pedal including a pin;
• a fastening clip fastened to one side of said pedal, said fastening clip having a pedal side arranged adjacent said one of said pedal, said fastening clip having continuous side walls, one side wall being continuously connected to another side wall to define an integral closed side structure, said closed side structure defining a cavity, said cavity extending through said pedal side to form a closed opening, said closed side structure defining a closed contour completely surrounding said cavity, said closed side structure being connected to a front annular surface of said fastening clip, said front annular surface defining a first opening in communication with said cavity and a second opening in communication with said cavity, said first opening defining a rod insertion area and said second opening defining a rod removal area, said rod insertion area being shaped to include barbs for blocking removal of the spherical end of the push rod away from said pedal, said rod removal area being shaped for passage of the spherical head away from said pedal and out of said fastening clip, said rod insertion area and said rod removal area being in communication with each other, said pin being arranged to protrude into said rod removal area when said fastening clip is mounted on said pedal and to block movement of the push rod removal area.

A pedal arrangement comprising:

• a pedal including a connector mount with a funnel-shaped pin;
• a connector receiving means arranged at a connector receiving means location of said pedal;
• a connector having barbs and a continuous annular wall to form a continuously closed ring, said closed ring defining an opening;
• a connection means provided on said connector, said connection means being detachably connected to said connection receiving means at said connector receiving means location;
• a rod extending within said opening from a side barbs extending therein, said closed ring enclosing a second opening region, said first opening region and said second opening region being shaped for positioning said rod at said connector receiving means location, said first opening region and said second opening region being in communication with said opening, said first opening region being in communication with said first opening region, said pin being arranged to protrude into said second opening region in an installed state of said connector.