Clipless pedal with fastening means

Claim 1

An improved clipless pedal having a mounting support for fixing to a shoe sole, and a pedal body rotatively mounted to a conventional pedal shaft and comprising retaining means for said mounting support wherein the improvement comprises: said pedal body has a substantially trapezoidal rear end having a generally flat portion and two inclined sides, a support member fixed to the flat portion and a pair of rear jaw members having means for revertably engaging with said pedal body at the included sides, said pedal body, said mounting support, said support member and said pair of rear jaw members having surfaces shaped in such a manner to ensure said mounting support is rotatable and can push said rear jaw members to allow a lateral disengagement of said mounting support from said pedal body; the pedal body further including a substantially V-shaped groove, the two ends of said groove being perpendicular to said included sides of the rear end of said pedal body, said V-shaped groove having two elongated slots formed along its length, and a first hole formed on each said included side and communicating with said elongated slots, the rear jaw members further including a second hole aligned with the first hole of the engaged inclined side, and said means for revertably engaging said rear jaw members including a pair of screw members, each adapted to pass through said first and second holes so as to be longitudinally disposed inside a respective elongated slot of the V-shaped groove, a pair of spring members, each longitudinally disposed inside a respective elongated slot and surrounding the length of the screw member therein, and a pair of bolt members respectively positioned within the two elongated slots to threadably engage the screw member therein and hold the respective spring member in place.