Patents Assigned to High Sierra Cycle Center
  • Patent number: 5361649
    Abstract: For bicyclists having one leg shorter than the other, a crank and pedal assembly is provided to more evenly distribute the forces exerted by both legs when pedaling a bicycle. The crank and pedal assembly includes a drive axle rotatably mounted on a bicycle frame, and a chainwheel eccentrically mounted on the axle. A pair of crank arms extend generally perpendicularly away from the drive axle in opposite directions from one another, and pedals are rotatably mounted to the free ends of each crank arm in a traditional manner. The pedals are so mounted, however, to position the bottoms of the balls of the rider's feet to be offset from the axis of rotation of the respective pedals by the same distance but in opposite directions when the crank arms are vertically disposed. More specifically, the pedals are mounted such that the balls of the rider's feet are each offset a distance equivalent to one-half of the difference in the lengths of the rider's legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: High Sierra Cycle Center
    Inventor: Edwin J. Slocum, Jr.