Automatic bicycle pedal with engagement arches

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.