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US 7,827,881 B2Granted
Bicycle pedal
AssigneeCrank Brothers, Inc.
InventorsFrank Hermansen, Carl Winefordner
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Abstract
A pedal with a body has two opposing plates on different sides of the pedal that can be easily removed or displaced by sliding to access the inner surfaces of the pedal and the backside of traction pins. In this way, traction pins can be replaced even after the pins have been worn out or broken.
Claims26
A bicycle pedal comprising:
- a unitary body having a central portion for receiving a spindle for attachment to a bicycle crank arm and an inner surface and an outer surface extending from the central portion, wherein the central portion has a first groove and the inner surface has a second groove;
- a plurality of traction pins extending through a plurality of threaded holes in the outer surface;
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- at least one plate having a first tongue corresponding to the first groove and a second tongue corresponding to the second groove, wherein the plate is displacably attached to said body opposing the outer surface of the body.
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A bicycle pedal comprising:
- a body having an upper portion on a first plane and a lower portion on a second plane on opposite sides of a central portion receiving a spindle, wherein the central portion comprises a first groove on each side of the spindle and the upper and lower portions each comprise a second groove;
- a first removably attached plate along the first plane and overlying the lower portion, wherein the first removably attached plate is at an upper rear section of the pedal and has a first tongue corresponding to one of the first grooves on the central portion and a second tongue corresponding to the second groove on the upper portion;
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- a second removably attached plate along the second plane and overlying the upper portion, wherein the second removably attached plate is at a lower forward section of the pedal and has a first tongue corresponding to another one of the first grooves on the central portion and a second tongue corresponding to the second groove on the lower portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.