| CPC B62M 3/08 (2013.01) [A63B 21/4034 (2015.10)] | 22 Claims |
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1. A pedal assembly for a pedal operated device, comprising:
a pedal configured to receive an appendage of a user of the pedal operated device;
a telescoping pedal arm having
a first end,
a second end opposite the first end, and
a plurality of telescoping portions that move relative to each other; and
a pedal arm retention portion that provides a predetermined resistance to the relative movement of two adjacent ones of the telescoping portions, the pedal arm retention portion having
a first recess formed in a first one of the telescoping portions,
a second recess formed in a second one of the telescoping portions,
an engagement portion that is configured to be received in the first recess and the second recess, and
a resilient portion that urges the engagement portion into one of the first recess and the second recess,
wherein the pedal arm has a length in a longitudinal direction between the first end and the second end,
the pedal is attached to the first end of the pedal arm,
the second end of the pedal arm is configured to be attached to the pedal operated device,
the plurality of telescoping portions permit the length of the pedal arm to be adjusted, and
the pedal arm retention portion is configured such that the predetermined resistance is overcome by moving the pedal in the longitudinal direction.
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