# US 8,464,608 B2 · Bicycle clipless pedal

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- Number: US 8,464,608 B2
- Document ID: US8464608B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/014,719
- Filed: 2011-01-27
- Published: 2012-08-02
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2011-01-27
- Assignees: Wellgo Pedal's Corp.
- Applicants: Chung-I Chen
- Inventors: Chung-I Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464608B2

## CPC

- B62M 3/086: {Attachments between shoe and pedal other than toe clips, e.g. cleats (shoes for cyclists A43B5/14)}
- Y10T 74/217: with toe or shoe clips
- Y10T 74/2172: Adjustable or folding
- B62M: RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR {SINGLE-TRACK} CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles in general B60K; transmission elements per se F16)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A bicycle clipless pedal includes a pedal, a locking sheet pivotally mounted on the pedal, and a plastic elastomer located between the pedal and the locking sheet. The pedal has a first clipless end extending therefrom. The locking sheet has a second first clipless end extending therefrom opposite to the first clipless end. A clipping space is defined between the first clipless end and the second clipless end. The elastomer has one end abutting against the pedal and the other end abutting against the locking sheet.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bicycle clipless pedal, comprising:
a pedal, the pedal having a first clipless end extending therefrom;
a locking sheet pivotally mounted on the pedal, the locking sheet being elastically pivotable relative to the pedal, the locking sheet having a second clipless end extending therefrom opposite to the first clipless end, a clipping space defined between the first clipless end and the second clipless end for adapting to receive a cleat of a cycling shoe;
an elastomer located between the pedal and the locking sheet, the elastomer being a part of a pivot between the pedal and the locking sheet, the elastomer having one end abutting against the pedal and the other end abutting against the locking sheet for proving a resilience force to elastically press the locking sheet toward to the pedal, such that the locking sheet is elastically pivoted relative to the pedal for adapting to clip the cleat of the cycling shoe;
the locking sheet having two ring portions extending therefrom and facing to each other, the pedal having a tenon ring extending therefrom for positioning between the two ring portions of the locking sheet, the elastomer having a through hole laterally defined therein and passing therethrough, a pivot rod passing through the two ring portions of the locking sheet, the tenon ring of the pedal, and the through hole in the elastomer to form the pivot between the pedal and the locking sheet, the tenon ring having a groove defined therein for partially receiving the elastomer, the locking sheet having an abutting blocker extending therefrom and located between the two ring portions for abutting against the elastomer; and
the elastomer being trapezoid-shaped, so that the elastomer has a narrow end and a broad end opposite to the narrow end, the through hole located in the narrow end of the elastomer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bicycle clipless pedal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pedal has a restricting rib extending therefrom and located in the clipping space for abutting against the locking sheet to prevent the locking sheet folding over the pedal.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The bicycle clipless pedal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pedal has a spindle pivotally passing therethrough for adapting to connect with a bicycle crank.