Simplified pedal-to-crank mounting assembly cycle
US6708998B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/598
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a wheeled cycle, including a bicycle, having an opposing pair of cranks with pedals for engagement by the feet of a rider for manual propulsion, a tool-free pedal-to-crank mounting assembly and method is provided for mounting the pedal to the crank with an insertion motion requiring no tools. Disassembly desirably requires a tool.
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