Support element for the human body, such as a saddle
AssigneeSelle Royal S.P.A.
InventorsBarbara Bigolin, Sebastian Hess, Thomas Overthun
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Abstract
Support element for the human body or saddle for a vehicle, a bicycle or a motorcycle including a support structure, in which the support element includes at least one fabric component constrained at respective ends or edges to the support structure.
Claims18
A support element for the human body or saddle for a vehicle, a bicycle or a motorcycle comprising a support structure, wherein said support element comprises at least one fabric component constrained at respective ends or edges to said support structure,
- wherein said at least one fabric component includes at least one first filament or a first series of substantially parallel knitted filaments, placed one next to the other;
- wherein said first filament comprises a plurality of substantially main sections parallel to each other and extending in a substantially longitudinal or front (F) to back (R) direction, which main sections are connected two by two at the tip or back of said support element.
A method for mounting a support element comprising a support structure, wherein said support element comprises at least one fabric component constrained at respective ends or edges to said support structure, the method comprising the steps of:
- making a fabric component;
- arranging at least two support elements which are approachable or movable away from each other along a main frame;
- arranging at least two portions of said support structure each on a respective support element;
- fitting or constraining ends or edges of said fabric component on the portions of said support structure,
- moving said support elements away, so as to move away the two portions of the support structure and thereby stretching said fabric component;
- and
- releasing said fabric component with the portions of said support structure from said support elements.
A support element for the human body or saddle for a vehicle, a bicycle or a motorcycle comprising a support structure, wherein said support element comprises at least one fabric component constrained at respective ends or edges to said support structure, wherein said at least one fabric component comprises at least one second filament or a second series of filaments knitted together with or on the first filament, and wherein said at least one second filament comprises filaments knitted and melted together as well as with the first filament or first set of filaments.
A support element for the human body or saddle for a vehicle, a bicycle or a motorcycle comprising a support structure, wherein said support element comprises at least one fabric component constrained at respective ends or edges to said support structure, wherein said at least one fabric component comprises at least one second filament or a second series of filaments knitted together with or on the first filament,
- wherein the support element or saddle further comprises a front (F), a back (R) and two sides (SI, S2), wherein said support structure comprises a fork, a first block or hollow or constraint component mounted on or connected to a tip of said fork as well as a second block or hollow or constraint component mounted on or connected to a back of said fork, said at least one fabric component delimiting a first front portion fitted on or constrained to said first component and a second rear portion fitted on or constrained to said second component, said at least one fabric component delimiting a seat surface for a user,
- wherein said at least one constraint component comprises a tensioning component of said fabric component, and
- wherein said tensioning component defines an insertion slit of a respective edge segment of said fabric component and further includes clamping means arranged to tighten the edge of said fabric component within said slit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.