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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Robert George Thompson, Brentwood, GB;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 3/08 (2006.01); B62M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 3/08 (2013.01); B62M 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a mount supporting a pedal and rotatably engaging a crank arm, a resilient member fixed to the mount, and a bracket fixed to the resilient member. The bracket selectively mechanically locks the mount in first and second positions relative to the crank arm. The first position of the mount locates the pedal in an operating position away from the crank arm, and the second position of the mount locates the pedal in a storage position along the crank arm.