Automatic bicycle pedal with engagement arches
US7743682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/217
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pedal includes a pedal body (1) mounted rotatably on a pedal axle (2) and having at least two arches (7) for engaging an engagement member (8) fixed below a cyclist's shoe. The arches have opposite branches connected to the pedal body and they are disposed one after the other about the periphery of the pedal body (1) so as to define between them an engagement surface for the engagement member (8) against the pedal body (1). The two arches (7) are adapted to be urged toward each other by resilient return elements returning them to a retention position for the engagement member (8). At least one of the at least two arches is a resilient arch constituting the resilient return elements, and the ends of this resilient arch have bending axes that are offset relative to each other.
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