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A clipless pedal/cleat assembly is disclosed, having a float range that is easily and precisely adjusted. The assembly includes a pedal body and a cleat body configured to conformably mate together, and it further includes two spaced-apart engagement recesses mounted on one of the two bodies, prefer

A clipless pedal/cleat assembly is disclosed, having a float range that is easily and precisely adjusted. The assembly includes a pedal body and a cleat body configured to conformably mate together, and it further includes two spaced-apart engagement recesses mounted on one of the two bodies, preferably the pedal body, and a tongue assembly mounted on the other of the two bodies, thus preferably the cleat body. The tongue assembly is configured for limited rotation relative to the body on which it is mounted, about a rotation axis generally normal to the sole of the rider's shoe when the pedal body and the cleat body are mated together. The tongue assembly includes two spring-biased tongues configured for selective engagement with the two engagement recesses. When the two tongues of the tongue assembly are engaged with the two engagement recesses, the tongue assembly is rotationally locked relative to the engagement recesses, such that rotation of the cleat body relative to the pedal body, about an axis normal to the sole of the rider's shoe, causes the tongue assembly to rotate relative to the particular body on which it is mounted, until a stop surface of the tongue assembly inhibits further relative rotation. Further rotation of the cleat body relative to the pedal body urges the tongues out of engagement with the engagement recesses, to release the cleat from the pedal.

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1. A pedal/cleat assembly comprising:a pedal including a pedal body and a spindle mounted for rotation relative to the pedal body; and a cleat including a cleat body configured to be secured to the sole of a rider's shoe and to conformably mate with the pedal body; wherein the pedal and the cleat, t

1. A pedal/cleat assembly comprising:a pedal including a pedal body and a spindle mounted for rotation relative to the pedal body; and a cleat including a cleat body configured to be secured to the sole of a rider's shoe and to conformably mate with the pedal body; wherein the pedal and the cleat, together, further include one or more engagement edges mounted on one of the pedal body and the cleat body, and a spring assembly mounted on the other of the pedal body and the cleat body, wherein the spring assembly is configured for limited rotation relative thereto, about a rotation axis generally normal to the sole of the rider's shoe when the pedal body and the cleat body are mated together, and wherein the spring assembly includes one or more spring-biased elements configured to be selectively engageable with the one or more engagement edges, wherein when the one or more spring-biased elements are engaged with the one or more engagement edges, the spring assembly is rotationally locked relative to the engagement edges, such that rotation of the cleat body relative to the pedal body, about an axis normal to the sole of the rider's shoe, causes the spring assembly to rotate relative to the one of the pedal body and the cleat body on which it is mounted, until a stop surface inhibits further relative rotation; and wherein the one or more spring-biased elements and the one or more engagement edges are configured such that further rotation of the cleat body relative to the pedal body urges the one or more spring-biased elements out of engagement with the one or more engagement edges, to release the cleat from the pedal.