Pedal actuated bicycle brake with coordinating support stand

Claim 1

For use with a bicycle having a main shaft and a pedal crank in axially normal relationship to said main shaft, a pedal comprising a shaft-forming element secured to said pedal crank in its end portion remote from said main shaft and in axially perpendicular relationship thereto, and extending at its outer end laterally from said crank, the longitudinal axis of said shaft-forming element constituting a pivot axis, bearing means provided at the outer end of said shaft-forming element, pedal mounting means comprising a plate disposed upon said bearing means for carrying pedalling loads and transferring such loads to said bearing means, said plate having a portion extending downwardly of said shaft-forming element when said pedal is in operative disposition, at least one arm constituting a foot supporting means secured to said last mentioned portion of said mounting means, said arm projecting laterally outwardly from said portion of said last mentioned portion to provide a foot supporting upper surface of said arm lying within a plane parallel to said pivot axis and being disposed downwardly thereof when said pedal is in operative position, said arm tapering in thickness from its inner end at said plate to its plate remote outer end, said arm having a lower surface which is upwardly and outwardly inclined, so as to provide said arm with maximum height at its said outer end to constitute a lowermost structure of said pedal at said outer end which is upward of the lowermost structure of said pedal at said inner end to provide maximum ground clearance upon tilting of said bicycle during operation, and a toe clip carried forwardly of said arm, said plate extending both forwardly and rearwardly of said bearing means, the portion of said plate rearwardly of said bearing means being of greater extent than that forwardly thereof for not only carrying pedalling loads but also creating a torque counterbalancing said toe clip when said pedal is in disuse.