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US 11,597,462 B2Granted
Bicycle saddle
AssigneeErgon International GmbH
InventorsAndreas Krause, Franc Arnold
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Abstract
A bicycle saddle includes a saddle shell. On an upper side of the saddle shell a saddle cushion is arranged. Further, a support element is provided that is connected to a saddle frame. For decoupling the saddle shell from the support element, an elastomer body is provided between the saddle shell and the support element. A side surface of the elastomer body is at least partly curved.
Claims21
A bicycle saddle comprising:
- a saddle shell;
- a saddle cushion connected to an upper side of the saddle shell;
- a support element connected to a saddle frame and a seat post;
- and
- an elastomer body arranged between the support element and the saddle shell,
- wherein a side surface of the elastomer body extends between and is at least partially exposed between the support element and the saddle shell,
- wherein the at least partially exposed portion of the side surface extends at least partially inward along an entire length of the bicycle saddle and is at least partly curved in shape,
- wherein in a midportion, a connecting line between an edge of the saddle shell and an edge of the support element has an angle of 0° to 30° with respect to a horizontal line, the connecting line extending perpendicular a longitudinal axis, extending in the longitudinal direction, of the bicycle saddle, and
- wherein the edge of the saddle shell contacts an edge of the elastomer body on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, the contact between the edge of the saddle shell and the edge of the elastomer body extending along the entire length of the bicycle saddle.
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A bicycle saddle comprising:
- a saddle shell;
- a support element connected to a saddle frame and a seat post;
- and
- an elastomer body arranged on an upper side of the support element and on a lower side of the saddle shell,
- wherein a side surface of the elastomer body extends between and is at least partially exposed between the support element and the saddle shell,
- wherein the at least partially exposed portion of the side surface extends at least partially inward along an entire length of the bicycle saddle and is at least partly curved in shape,
- wherein, in a midportion, a connecting line between an edge of the elastomer body and an edge of the support element has an angle of 0° to 30° with respect to a horizontal line, the connecting line extending perpendicular a longitudinal axis, extending in the longitudinal direction, of the bicycle saddle, and
- wherein an edge of the saddle shell contacts the edge of the elastomer body on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis, the contact between the edge of the saddle shell and the edge of the elastomer body extending along the entire length of the bicycle saddle.
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A bicycle saddle comprising:
- a saddle shell;
- a saddle cushion connected to an upper side of the saddle shell;
- a support element connected to a saddle frame and a seat post;
- and
- an elastomer body arranged between the support element and the saddle shell,
- wherein a side surface of the elastomer body extends between and is at least partially exposed between the support element and the saddle shell,
- wherein the at least partially exposed portion of the side surface extends at least partly inward along an entire length of the bicycle saddle and is at least partly curved in shape,
- wherein in a midportion, a connecting line between an edge of the saddle shell and an edge of the support element has an angle of 0° to 30° with respect to a horizontal line, the connecting line extending perpendicular a longitudinal axis, extending in the longitudinal direction, of the bicycle saddle, and
- wherein the edge of the saddle shell contacts an edge of the elastomer body on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.