ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,269, issued on April 21.
"Labor-saving foldable pedal" was invented by Xiangjun Wang (Anhui, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The labor-saving foldable pedal includes a footboard and a labor-saving rod. The labor-saving rod has a first end configured to be transversely hingedly connected to a bicycle driving crank, and a second end longitudinally hingedly connected to the footboard, and bearing limiting structures corresponding to each other are respectively provided at the second end of the labor-saving rod and a longitudinal hinge end of the footboard."
The patent was filed on Jan. 5, 2023, under Application No. 18/728,463.
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