US 12,391,334 B1
Bicycle pedal
Yusaku Yoshimura, Chino, CA (US); and Collin Timmermans, Chino, CA (US)
Assigned to Yoshimura, Chino, CA (US)
Filed by Yusaku Yoshimura, Chino, CA (US); and Collin Timmermans, Chino, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/435,920.
Int. Cl. B62M 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC B62M 3/08 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bicycle pedal comprising:
a pedal spindle having a threaded shaft end portion that is configured to be attached to a bicycle crank;
a threaded cap end portion that is on an opposite side of the threaded shaft end portion in an axial direction with respect to a rotational center axis of the pedal spindle;
a pedal body having a body part rotatably supported by a first bearing closer to said threaded shaft end portion of said spindle and at least one second bearing in proximity to said threaded cap end portion of said spindle;
said at least one second bearing being secured to said spindle with a fastener;
said threaded cap being configured to compress a first end of a spring;
a second end of said spring being configured to bias an outer race of said at least one second bearing against an internal surface of said pedal body by pressing on an outer race of said at least one second bearing, and
axial movement of said spindle within said pedal body is biased by said spring.