Safety pedal for bicycles and the like
US5419218A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 30, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/217
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety pedal for bicycles includes a spring which includes a retaining arm for locking a metal plate fixed to a shoe sole on the pedal. The spring includes a spiral portion which holds the retaining arm in the locking position. Furthermore, from the spiral portion there extends a single radial arm, arranged on one side with respect to the longitudinal median plane of the pedal, which acts as a torsion bar for allowing swinging movements of the retaining arm when the plate is rotated in the general plane of the pedal to release the plate from the pedal.
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