Patents by Inventor Bertrand De Lattre

Bertrand De Lattre has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device for fastening a shoe on a pedal, and shoe and pedal with such a device
    Patent number: 5704256
    Abstract: A device for fastening a shoe to a pedal, e.g., a bicycle pedal, is light in weight and allows a cyclist to walk comfortably when wearing the shoes. The fastening device includes a magnetic element attached to at least one of the shoe and the pedal. A metallic element, which cooperates with the magnetic element, is attached to at least one of the shoe and the pedal. A spacer system is capable of moving the shoe and the pedal away from each other in a direction increasing an airgap between the magnetic element and the metallic element. The spacer system includes circumferential ramps carried by at least one of the shoe and the pedal, such that relative rotation of the shoe and the pedal causes movement of the shoe and the pedal away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Inventor: Bertrand De Lattre