Bicycle seating system and components thereof
AssigneeKids Ride Shotgun Limited
InventorsStuart Gregory Munro, Thomas Charles Hayward
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Abstract
The disclosure provides an adjustable child's seating system for attaching to the frame of a bicycle. The seating system comprises a crossbar on which a connection hub is mounted. The connection hub attaches both a saddle and leg assembly to the crossbar. The connection hub is adjustable to adjust the angle of tilt of the saddle and/or the angle of the leg assembly relative to the saddle.
Claims15
A connection hub to attach a bicycle saddle and leg assembly to a crossbar, the connection hub comprising:
- a central body attachable to the crossbar and comprising a pivotable leg locking lever;
- a pair of leg attachment members, each leg attachment member being rotatably attached to one side of the central body such that the central body is located between the leg attachment members;
- wherein each leg attachment member comprises a face plate rotatably attached to the central body, and also comprises a leg connector that attaches a pair of legs of the leg assembly to the connection hub, each of the legs comprising a foot support;
- wherein each face plate comprises a toothed rack and the leg locking lever comprises a pawl that engages with the toothed rack to lock the leg attachment member relative to the central body when the leg locking lever is in a locked position, thereby locking the angle of the legs relative to the connection hub, and wherein the pawl disengages from the toothed rack when the leg locking lever is in a unlocked position, allowing each leg attachment member to rotate relative to the connection hub to adjust the angle of the legs relative to the connection hub.
A connection hub to attach a bicycle saddle and leg assembly to a crossbar, the connection hub comprising:
- a central body attachable to the crossbar;
- a pair of leg attachment members, each leg attachment member being rotatably attached to one side of the central body such that the central body is located between the leg attachment members;
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- a pair of saddle attachment members, each saddle attachment member being rotatably attached to one of the leg attachment members and the central body, such that the leg attachment members are located between the central body and an adjacent one of the saddle attachment members;
- wherein each leg attachment member comprises a face plate rotatably attached to the central body, and also comprises a leg connector that attaches a pair of legs of the leg assembly to the connection hub, each of the legs comprising a foot support;
- wherein each saddle attachment member comprises a saddle receiving portion to receive a portion of the saddle therein;
- wherein the central body comprises a pair of arcuate saddle adjustment slots extending from a first side of the central body to a second side of the central body;
- wherein each leg attachment member comprises a pair of arcuate saddle adjustment slots that substantially align with the arcuate saddle adjustment slots of the central body;
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- wherein each saddle attachment member comprises a locking pin that extends through the aligned arcuate saddle adjustment slots and is slidable within the arcuate saddle adjustment slots to allow the angle of the saddle to be adjusted relative to the connection hub and the crossbar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.