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US 9,284,015 B2Granted
Folding pedal mount
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorThomas Robert George Thompson
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a mount supporting a pedal and rotatably engaging a crank arm, a resilient member fixed to the mount, and a bracket fixed to the resilient member. The bracket selectively mechanically locks the mount in first and second positions relative to the crank arm. The first position of the mount locates the pedal in an operating position away from the crank arm, and the second position of the mount locates the pedal in a storage position along the crank arm.
Claims16
An apparatus comprising:
- a mount supporting a bicycle pedal and rotatably engaging a bicycle crank arm;
- a resilient member coupled to the mount;
- and
- a bracket coupled between the mount and the resilient member, the bracket including a pair of apertures configured to engage the crank arm, the resilient member biasing the bracket into selective mechanical engagement with the mount in first and second positions rotatably displaced about the crank arm,
- wherein the first position of the mount locates the pedal in an operating position away from the crank arm, and the second position of the mount locates the pedal in a storage position along the crank arm, and
- wherein the pair of apertures of the bracket are configured to receive first and second pairs of studs on end and side surfaces of the crank arm, respectively.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first crank arm for a bicycle gear assembly;
- a first mount for supporting a first bicycle pedal, the first mount rotatably coupled to the first crank arm;
- a first resilient member coupled to the first mount;
- and
- a first bracket coupled between the first mount and the first resilient member, the first bracket including a pair of apertures configured to engage the first crank arm, the first resilient member biasing the first bracket into selective mechanical engagement with the first mount in first and second positions rotatably displaced about the first crank arm,
- wherein the first position of the first mount locates the first pedal in an operating position away from the first crank arm, and the second position of the first mount locates the first pedal in a storage position along the first crank arm, and
- wherein the pair of apertures of the first bracket are configured to receive first and second pairs of studs on end and side surfaces of the first crank arm, respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.