Device for interconnecting a bicycle pedal and a cycling shoe

Claim 1

A bicycle pedal and shoe fastener combination for interconnecting a bicycle pedal and a cycling shoe having the shoe fastener secured to a sole thereof comprising: a block having means for securing said block to a sole of a cycling shoe; retention means between a front end of the block and the pedal; and locking means between a rear end of the block and a pedal, said locking means including a spring catch on said block and an engagement part on said pedal which are snap engagable as the result of pressing the block on the pedal and disengagable by a lateral rotation of the block on the pedal relative to said retention means; wherein said spring catch comprises a bolt mounted in a recess in said block and slidable substantially in the plane of the block through an aperture in the rear end of the block; and wherein said engagement part is comprised of an upstanding flange on said pedal having a slot therein for receiving said bolt, said bolt being comprised of a flat element having a rear end chamfered at a bottom and sides thereof.