# US 10,479,430 B2 · Bicycle saddle assembly

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- Number: US 10,479,430 B2
- Document ID: US10479430B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/658,778
- Filed: 2017-07-25
- Published: 2018-02-15
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-08-11
- Assignees: Velo Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Velo Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Tsai-Yun Yu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479430B2

## CPC

- B62J 1/02: Saddles resiliently mounted on the frame; Equipment therefor, e.g. springs
- B62J 1/007: {Saddles with specific anatomical adaptations}
- B62J 1/08: Frames for saddles; Connections between saddle frames and seat pillars; Seat pillars (attaching seat pillars to cycle frames B62K19/36)
- B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS

## Abstract

A bicycle saddle assembly comprises a main body, a suspension member and a supporting rail. The suspension member is disposed between the main body and the suspension rail so that the main body is mounted on a bicycle in an indirect way and, therefore, the bicycle saddle assembly can provide an outstanding suspending performance to reduce shocks and vibrations transmitted to the main body from the seat post of a bicycle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bicycle saddle assembly comprising:
a main body including a relatively narrow anterior portion which fits between a bicycle rider's crotch, a relatively wider posterior portion for supporting a bicycle rider's buttocks, and a longitudinal axis which substantially passes through the relatively narrow anterior portion and the relatively wider posterior portion and divides the relatively wider posterior portion symmetrically into a first region and a second region;
a suspension member including a pair of annulus cushion bases, a connecting device connecting the annulus cushion bases, and a hanging device disposed between the connecting device and the underside of the main body in such a way that one of the cushion bases is located under the first region of the relatively wider posterior portion and away from the underside of the relatively wider posterior portion at a first predetermined interval and the other of the annulus cushion bases is located under the second region of the relatively wider posterior portion and away from the underside of the relatively wider posterior portion at a second predetermined interval; and
a supporting rail for mounting the main body to a bicycle, the rail comprising a wire device having a first rear end, a second rear end, and a bent front portion, with each of the first and second rear ends being coupled respectively on each of the first and second annulus cushion bases and the bent front portion being coupled under the anterior portion of the main body,
wherein each of the annulus cushion bases includes an upper wall, a lower wall, an outer wall, an inner wall and a space defined by the walls in such a way that the stresses applying on the supporting rail during riding will be evenly absorbed by the outer wall and the inner wall of each of the annulus cushion bases,
wherein the first rear end of the wire device is fixed to the lower wall of one of the annulus cushion bases and the second rear end of the wire device is fixed to the lower wall of the other of the annulus cushion bases, and
wherein the lower wall of each of the annulus cushion bases has a projection portion extending into the space with a hole therein, and each of the first and second rear ends of the wire device inserts respectively into the hole of the projection portion of the lower wall of each of the annulus cushion bases.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bicycle saddle assembly of claim 1, wherein the inner and outer walls are curved.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The bicycle saddle assembly of claim 1, wherein the connecting device includes a flat plate having a first side connected to the inner wall of one of the annulus cushion bases, and a second side connected to the inner wall of the other of the annulus cushion bases.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The bicycle saddle assembly of claim 3, wherein the hanging device includes an abutment extending downwardly from a rear end of the underside of the main body and having an open surface connected with an upper surface of the flat plate of the connecting device.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The bicycle saddle assembly of claim 4, wherein the abutment is integrally formed with the main body.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The bicycle saddle assembly of claim 4, wherein the upper surface of the flat plate of the connecting device has a first rib, a second rib, and a projection between the ribs, the open surface of the abutment of the hanging device has a first groove for receiving the first rib, a second groove for receiving the second ribs, and a concave between the grooves for receiving the projection.