Patent References 590685 Pedal for a bicycle Bicycle pedal for coupling a shoe in preset position, and a cyclist's shoe fitted to said pedal Bicycle pedal and shoe fastening combination Patent #: 4686867 InventorApplicationNo. 07/048533 filed on 05/05/1987US Classes:74/594.6, With toe or shoe clips36/131, For riding (e.g., cycling, horse riding, etc.)74/594.4PedalsExaminersPrimary: Nilson, Robert G.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA43B 5/00 (20060101)A43B 5/14 (20060101) A63C 9/00 (20060101) A63C 9/20 (20060101) B62M 3/00 (20060101) B62M 3/08 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1984-05-18 FRAbstractThe fixing device comprises a sole plate fixed to the sole of a cyclist's shoe and comprising forward stop means towards the front and a catch towards the rear. Restraining means mounted on the pedal comprise forward stop means associated with those of the plate, and a holding element movably mounted on the pedal and capable of being applied by elastic biasing means against the rear of said catch. The forward stop means and the catch of the sole plate extend transversely under the sole of the shoe, behind the sole portion having the greatest width, while the associated forward stop means mounted on the pedal extend transversely and are fixed on the pedal behind the pedal spindle. | |