| US 7,571,544 B2 | ||
| Process and device for measuring and adjusting the angular movement of a fastening cleat on a clipless pedal | ||
| Yvan Champoux, Sherbrooke (Canada); Jean-Marc Drouet, Fleurimont (Canada); and Simon Richard, Sherbrooke (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Look Cycle International, Nevers (France) | ||
| Appl. No. 11/667,383 PCT Filed Nov. 15, 2005, PCT No. PCT/FR2005/002831 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jul. 26, 2007, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/053977, PCT Pub. Date May 26, 2006. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 2485324 (CA), filed on Nov. 16, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0040937 A1, Feb. 21, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01B 3/56 (2006.01); B62M 3/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—1N | 18 Claims |
| 1. A process for measuring and adjusting an angular position of a fastening cleat (1) of a shoe of a cyclist (2) on a clipless pedal (3), comprising the steps of:
a) fixing said fastening cleat (1) in an approximate angular position under said shoe of the cyclist (2) and fastening said fastening cleat to said clipless pedal (3);
b) providing free angular movement of said fastening cleat (1) around an essentially vertical pivoting axis (A-A) during pedaling;
c) determining a range (α) of said free angular movement;
d) measuring variations of a value of said free angular movement over time during pedaling;
e) calculating an average of the variations of the value of said free angular movement; and
f) adjusting said angular position of said fastening cleat (1) so that said average of the variations of the value of said free angular movement is brought to a median of said range (α)
of said free angular movement.
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