Patent 7827881 was granted and assigned to Crank Brothers, Inc on November, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A pedal with a body has two opposing plates on different sides of the pedal that can be easily removed or displaced by sliding to access the inner surfaces of the pedal and the backside of traction pins. In this way, traction pins can be replaced even after the pins have been worn out or broken.