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Hervé Servignat

Jean-François De Bast

Fabien Chappuis

Jean-Francois DeBast

A bicycle pedal with automatic attachment and detachment, the pedal having a body () rotating on a spindle () with a front stop () suitable for engaging with a mating stop surface () located on a cleat () fixed to the sole of the shoe of the user, and a retaining member () rotating about a hinge axis parallel to the pedal axis and able to be applied by an elastic return to the cleat to lock the cleat to the pedal. The elastic return means comprises a flexing element (B,), one end of which is housed in the pedal body, and the other end of which bears against the retaining member ().

Bicycle pedal with automatic attachment and detachment

A bicycle pedal with automatic engagement and disengagement includes a body () rotatable on a pedal axle () with: a front abutment () cooperating with a conjugate abutment surface () provided on a cleat () fixed to the sole of a shoe; a retaining member () rotatable about a geometrical axis (A) parallel to that of the pedal, adapted to be pressed against the cleat by a flexing element (B,) to attach the cleat to the pedal, one end () of the flexing element being immobilized against the body (), the other end () being in bearing engagement against the retaining member. The articulation axle of the retaining member () includes a rod () that extends transversely under the flexing element (B,), which is in bearing engagement on said articulation axle, the flexing element functioning in flexion at three points.

Bicycle pedal of the automatic engagement and disengagement type

Safety bicycle pedal, particularly for mountain bikes, comprising a body () mounted such that it can rotate about a pedal spindle, and which has, on at least one face of the pedal, a front clip arrangement () and a rear clip arrangement, at least one of the front or rear clip arrangements being able to move and capable of being moved, against the action of at least one elastic return means, each moving clip arrangement being formed of a bow and mounted such that it can pivot relative to the pedal body; the elastic return means (Ea) of the moving clip arrangement () runs transversely to the pedal spindle () and one of its ends collaborates with the moving clip arrangement () of one face, its other end collaborating with the pedal body () equipped with the other clip arrangement () of that same face of the pedal; the elastic return means of each face preferably consists of one or more flexing leaves (), particularly made of composite material.

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Succieu, France

Hervé Servignat