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US3592076A
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Plastic bicycle pedal with a foot strap means
Assignee: ASHTABULA BOW SOCKET CO
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Filing: 1969-06-03
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Granted: 1971-07-13
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Expires: 1989-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A bicycle pedal comprises a pedal axle and a pedal body. The pedal body includes a pedal body member, protective strap means for the body member, bearing means, and foot strap means. The pedal body has an upper side adapted to engage the cyclist''s foot and outer sides adjacent to the upper side. The protective strap means defines at least a portion of the outer sides for protecting the pedal body member which is formed from a plasticlike material. The pedal body member receives the bearing means which in turn receives the pedal axle such that relative rotation between the pedal axle and the pedal body may be effected. The foot strap means is attached to the pedal body member by said protective strap means.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin R Baginski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:27
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62M; B62M3/00; B62M3/08; B62M3/083; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2164; Y10T74/2168; Y10T74/2169; Y10T74/217
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A bicycle pedal comprising a pedal axle and a pedal body, said pedal body including a tread member having an upper side adapted to be engaged by a rider''s foot and outer sides adjacent to said upper side and a lower side adjacent to said outer sides, said tread member having inboard and outboard ends, said tread member being made of a plasticlike material, said tread member having an aperture therein extending through a continuous portion thereof from said inboard end to said outboard end and rotatably receiving said pedal axle, said aperture having an axis coextensive with the rotational axis of said pedal axle, said pedal body further including foot strap means for retaining the rider''s foot on said upper side, said pedal axle including means thereon operable to prohibit mOvement of the pedal body along the rotational axis of said pedal axle while allowing relative rotation between said pedal body and said pedal axle, and weight means carried within the pedal body for positioning said pedal body in a foot-receiving position when at rest.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A bicycle pedal comprising a pedal axle and a pedal body, said pedal body including a tread member having an upper side adapted to be engaged by a rider''s foot and outer sides adjacent to said upper side and a lower side adjacent to said outer sides, said tread member having inboard and outboard ends, said tread member being made of a plasticlike material, said tread member having an aperture therein extending through a continuous portion thereof from said inboard end to said outboard end and rotatably receiving said pedal axle, said aperture having an axis coextensive with the rotational axis of said pedal axle, said pedal body further including foot strap means for retaining the rider''s foot on said upper side, said pedal axle including means thereon operable to prohibit mOvement of the pedal body along the rotational axis of said pedal axle while allowing relative rotation between said pedal body and said pedal axle, and weight means carried within the pedal body for positioning said pedal body in a foot-receiving position when at rest.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 1 wherein said weight means including a weighting member retained in said pedal body by said foot strap means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 2 wherein said weighting member is located in a space in said plastic tread member adjacent to said lower side of said pedal body and retained therein by said foot strap means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 1 wherein said foot strap means includes a strap member for retaining the rider''s foot on the pedal which is adjustable in length to accommodate feet of various sizes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 1 wherein said pedal body includes protective strap means which covers a portion of said plastic tread member for protecting said plastic tread member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 5 wherein said foot strap means is attached to said tread member by said protective strap means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 6 wherein said protective strap means includes clamping means extending from said inboard end to said outboard end, said clamping means attached to said tread member to effect securement of said protective strap means defining at least a portion of said outer sides of said outboard end.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 1 wherein said pedal body includes bearing means, defining a portion of said aperture of said tread member, said bearing means retaining said pedal body to said pedal axle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 1 wherein said pedal body includes bearing means having at least one bearing member formed from a plasticlike material, said plastic tread member having an opening therein nonrotatably receiving said one plastic bearing member, said one plastic bearing member having an aperture therein for receiving said pedal axle and received in a portion of said aperture of said pedal body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 1 wherein said pedal body includes bearing means having at least one bearing member formed from a metallic material and a plurality of ball bearings, said plastic tread member having an opening therein receiving said one bearing member said one bearing member operably receiving said ball bearings therein which receive said pedal axle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 10 wherein said means on said pedal axle to prohibit movement of the pedal body along the rotational axis of said pedal axle includes a groove formed in a portion of said pedal axle and operably rotatably engages ball bearings.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 1 wherein said pedal body includes a concave curvature in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of said pedal body providing a surface for engaging and maintaining the rider''s foot centered thereon.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A bicycle pedal as defined in claim 1 wherein recessed friction cups are provided on a portion of said upper side for minimizing relative movement between the rider''s foot and said bicycle pedal.
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