Patent ID: 7743682

Claim:
Automatic bicycle pedal, comprising a pedal body ( 1 ) mounted rotatably on a pedal axle ( 2 ) and provided with retaining means ( 7 ) for an engagement member ( 8 ) fixed below a cyclist's shoe, said retaining means comprising at least two arches ( 7 ) independent from one another having opposite branches connected to said pedal body, said at least two arches ( 7 ) being disposed one after the other about the periphery of said pedal body ( 1 ) so as to define between them an engagement surface ( 9 ) for said engagement member ( 8 ) against said pedal body ( 1 ), said at least two arches ( 7 ) being adapted to be urged toward each other by resilient return means returning them into a retaining position of said engagement member ( 8 ) against said engagement surface ( 9 ), at least one of said at least two arches being a resilient arch constituting moreover said resilient return means; wherein the ends of said resilient arch are bent laterally and have bending axes (B-B, C-C) defined by an inner recess ( 10 ) and an outer recess ( 11 ), respectively, the arch ( 7 ) on said pedal body extending substantially parallel to the axis of the outer recess, said inner and outer recesses ( 10 , 11 ) being angularly offset (α; β)relative to each other about the axis of rotation (A-A) of the pedal so as to offset the bending axes (B-B, C-C) relative to each other.