Height-adjustable seat post
AssigneeWolf Tooth Components, LLC
InventorJeffrey Scott Jordan
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Abstract
A height-adjustable seat post includes a lower tube having a top open end and a bottom open end, an upper tube having a top end and a bottom end, and a saddle clamp removably coupled to the upper tube. The top end of the upper tube is configured to be received through the bottom open end of the lower tube and extend beyond the top open end, and, when the saddle clamp is removed from the upper tube, the top end of the upper tube is configured to pass through the bottom open end of the lower tube.
Claims31
A height-adjustable seat post, comprising:
- a lower tube having a top open end and a bottom open end;
- an upper tube having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end of the upper tube is configured to be received through the bottom open end of the lower tube and extend beyond the top open end;
- and
- a saddle clamp removably coupled to the upper tube;
- wherein when the saddle clamp is removed from the upper tube, the top end of the upper tube is configured to pass through the bottom open end of the lower tube;
- further comprising a first bushing coupled to the lower tube proximate the top open end and a second bushing coupled to the upper tube.
A height-adjustable seat post, comprising:
- a lower tube having a top open end and a bottom open end;
- an upper tube having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end of the upper tube is configured to be received through the bottom open end of the lower tube and extend beyond the top open end;
- and
- a saddle clamp removably coupled to the upper tube;
- wherein when the saddle clamp is removed from the upper tube, the top end of the upper tube is configured to pass through the bottom open end of the lower tube;
- and
- wherein a portion of the upper tube is configured to be removed to adjust a length of the upper tube.
A height-adjustable seat post, comprising:
- a lower tube having a top open end and a bottom open end;
- an upper tube having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end of the upper tube is configured to be received through the bottom open end of the lower tube and extend beyond the top open end;
- and
- a saddle clamp removably coupled to the upper tube;
- wherein when the saddle clamp is removed from the upper tube, the top end of the upper tube is configured to pass through the bottom open end of the lower tube;
- wherein the saddle clamp is configured to be removably coupled to a clamping region of the upper tube;
- and
- wherein a portion of the upper tube is configured to be removed to adjust a length of the upper tube and to adjust a position of the clamping region relative to the bottom end of the upper tube.
A height-adjustable seat post assembly, comprising:
- a lower tube having a first end and a second end;
- an upper tube having a top end and a bottom end, a portion of the upper tube is received within the lower tube;
- and
- a saddle clamp configured to be removably coupled to a clamping region of the upper tube;
- wherein a portion of the upper tube is configured to be removed to adjust a length of the upper tube and to adjust a position of the clamping region relative to the bottom end of the upper tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.