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An improved clipless pedal of the kind having forward and rearward cleat retainers configured to releasably secure the cleat of a rider's shoe and prevent an unintended release of the securement. The pedal includes a special wall/stop fixture that defines forward and rearward walls for preventing th

An improved clipless pedal of the kind having forward and rearward cleat retainers configured to releasably secure the cleat of a rider's shoe and prevent an unintended release of the securement. The pedal includes a special wall/stop fixture that defines forward and rearward walls for preventing the cleat from moving forwardly or rearwardly relative to the pedal by an amount that otherwise would be sufficient to cause an unintended disengagement of the cleat from the pedal. These walls have no effect on the intended release of the cleat from the pedal, which is accomplished by rotating the shoe about an axis perpendicular to the pedal's upper face.

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1. A clipless pedal configured to releasably secure a cleat attached to a rider's shoe, wherein the cleat includes a forward projection and a rearward projection, the clipless pedal comprising:a rotatable spindle; a main body mounted for rotation on the spindle and having an upper face configured fo

1. A clipless pedal configured to releasably secure a cleat attached to a rider's shoe, wherein the cleat includes a forward projection and a rearward projection, the clipless pedal comprising:a rotatable spindle; a main body mounted for rotation on the spindle and having an upper face configured for engagement with the cleat of a rider's shoe; and forward and rearward cleat retainers projecting upwardly from the upper face of the main body, on opposite sides of the spindle; wherein the forward and rearward cleat retainers are sized and configured to be forceably retractable in forward and rearward directions apart from each other, so as to receive and retain the respective forward and rearward projections of the cleat, to secure the rider's shoe to the pedal; wherein the cleat includes disengagement cams that are positioned to engage and forceably retract the forward cleat retainer in a forward direction and the rearward cleat retainer in a rearward direction when the cleat is rotated about an axis generally perpendicular to the upper face of the main body, to release the cleat and the rider's shoe from the pedal; and wherein the upper face of the main body defines a forward wall located adjacent to the forward cleat retainer and a rearward wall located adjacent to the rearward cleat retainer, wherein the forward and rearward walls are configured to prevent the cleat from moving non-rotationally in a forward or rearward direction relative to the pedal, by an amount sufficient to overcome the yielding bias of the forward or rearward cleat retainer and release the cleat from the pedal.