Patents by Inventor Marten Peter VAN DER HEIDE

Marten Peter VAN DER HEIDE 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).

  • Patent number: 11345436
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a bicycle pedal adapter configured to be clicked onto a bicycle pedal for use with a bicycle shoe having a cleat. The bicycle pedal adapter is configured to convert the bicycle pedal to a bicycle pedal suitable for use with a shoe without a cleat. The, bicycle adapter does not comprise a toe-clip, and is free of a connecting member for connecting a toe-clip. The bicycle pedal adapter comprising a top wall comprising a foot support surface and a bottom surface, a central axis perpendicular to the foot support surface, a coupling for connecting the pedal adapter to the bicycle pedal, the coupling comprising a front and rear coupling part, a front restraining member provided at a left side and a right side of the front coupling part, a rear restraining member provided at a left side and a right side of the rear coupling part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventor: Marten Peter van der Heide
  • Publication number: 20210061408
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a bicycle pedal adapter configured to be clicked onto a bicycle pedal for use with a bicycle shoe having a cleat. The bicycle pedal adapter is configured to convert the bicycle pedal to a bicycle pedal suitable for use with a shoe without a cleat. The, bicycle adapter does not comprise a toe-clip, and is free of a connecting member for connecting a toe-clip. The bicycle pedal adapter comprising a top wall comprising a foot support surface and a bottom surface, a central axis perpendicular to the foot support surface, a coupling for connecting the pedal adapter to the bicycle pedal, the coupling comprising a front and rear coupling part, a front restraining member provided at a left side and a right side of the front coupling part, a rear restraining member provided at a left side and a right side of the rear coupling part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Marten Peter van der HEIDE
  • Patent number: 10759492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bicycle pedal adapter configured to be clicked onto a bicycle pedal which is intended and constructed to be used for a bicycle shoe having a cleat, wherein the bicycle pedal adapter is configured to convert the bicycle pedal to a bicycle pedal suitable to be used with a normal shoe without a cleat, wherein the bicycle pedal adapter is flat, wherein the bicycle pedal adapter comprises a main body having a height, a width and a length, wherein the width is more than four times the height and wherein the length is more than five times the height, and wherein the main body has a front end and a rear end, the bicycle pedal adapter comprising:—a front coupling at the front end, the front coupling being configured to mate with a front clamping member of the bicycle pedal and—a rear coupling at the rear end, the rear coupling being configured to mate with a rear clamping member of the bicycle pedal, and wherein the bicycle pedal adapter is configured to be clicked onto the bicycle p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventor: Marten Peter Van Der Heide
  • Publication number: 20190367126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bicycle pedal adapter configured to be clicked onto a bicycle pedal which is intended and constructed to be used for a bicycle shoe having a cleat, wherein the bicycle pedal adapter is configured to convert the bicycle pedal to a bicycle pedal suitable to be used with a normal shoe without a cleat, wherein the bicycle pedal adapter is flat, wherein the bicycle pedal adapter comprises a main body having a height, a width and a length, wherein the width is more than four times the height and wherein the length is more than five times the height, and wherein the main body has a front end and a rear end, the bicycle pedal adapter comprising:—a front coupling at the front end, the front coupling being configured to mate with a front clamping member of the bicycle pedal and—a rear coupling at the rear end, the rear coupling being configured to mate with a rear clamping member of the bicycle pedal, and wherein the bicycle pedal adapter is configured to be clicked onto the bicycle p
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: Marten Peter VAN DER HEIDE