US 7,571,548 B2
Cycling pedal leg angle optimizer
Joshua David Taylor, 8140 Heritage Dr., Alburtis, Pa. 18011 (US); and Louise Hernandez Chang, 843 15th St. #3, Santa Monica, Calif. 90403 (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/828,671.
Prior Publication US 2009/0025240 A1, Jan. 29, 2009
Int. Cl. G01B 3/56 (2006.01); B43L 7/033 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 33—512  [33/1 N; 33/482] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for optimizing pedal angle for a cyclist comprising:
a central body having an aperture for positioning over a lateral condyle in a cyclist's knee;
a first alignment arm extending from the central body and having an alignment indicia for positioning between the knee and hip of the cyclist and an aperture bisected by the alignment indicia and a string secured in the aperture for alignment along the alignment indicia to the hip; and,
a second alignment arm extending from the central body at a predetermined angle with respect to the first alignment arm and having an angular alignment indicia for relative placement over a malleolus bone of an ankle of the cyclist.