Bicycle pedal and shoe fastening combination

Claim 1

The combination of a shoe sole, a bicycle pedal having a front and rear end and a top face, and a device for fastening the shoe sole to the pedal, said device comprising a mounting support fixed to the shoe sole, the pedal comprising retaining means retaining said mounting support on said pedal, said retaining means comprising a claw which is mounted on said rear end of said pedal movably in the longitudinal direction of the bicycle and is urged in the forward direction by a resilient member in order to engage a rear portion of said mounting support, all portions of the mounting support being in front of the claw, said claw and said mounting support having interengaging control surfaces shaped in such a manner as to ensure that a movement of rotation of the mounting support in its own plane produces a rearward displacement of the movable claw and permits lateral dis engagement of the shoe sole, wherein the pedal comprises fixed bearing means cooperating with said rear portion of said mounting support to restrict any displacement of said mounting support relative to said pedal in a rearward direction while permitting rotation of said mounting support in its own plane, said bearing means comprising a pair of stops which project upwardly from said top face of the pedal on opposite lateral sides of the movable claw and engage with bearing faces of complementary shape formed at said rear end of the mounting support, the pedal having a fixed front retaining claw which retains a laterally central portion of said front of the mounting support and defines a center of rotation for said mounting support when it rotates in its own plane, said bearing faces being portions of a cylinder which is centered on said center of rotation.