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US 12,179,871 B2Granted
Bicycle seat drop stopper
OwnerWilliam Bondinventor
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Abstract
A detachable device configured for placement on a bicycle seat post to secure the post at a given low height position and generally configured to prevent a bicycle seat from dropping to a lowest point of travel while a rider is using an adjustable seat post, such as a dropper seat post. The device is generally provided from a first member and second member in a hinged coupling secured through a spring-loaded fastener for coupling to the seat post at a desired height.
Claims16
A bicycle seat drop stopping device, comprising:
- a first member, a second member, each of the first member and the second
- member having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a first end and a second end, the second end of the first member and the second end of the second member hingedly couplable to each other;
- and
- a spring-loaded fastener comprising a compression spring having an interior and a screw within the interior, the spring-loaded fastener capable of providing an adjustable spring-force, the compression spring of the spring-loaded fastener is positioned between the first end of the first member and the first end of the second member, opposite the hingedly couplable second end of the first member and the second end of the second member;
- wherein the stopping device is configured for placement upon a bicycle seat post in a way that the stopper device restricts movement of the seat at a desired height between a highest point and a lowest point for generally stopping the seat from traveling to a lowest position.
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A bicycle seat drop stopper device configured for removable attachment to a bicycle seat post, the drop stopper device comprising:
- a first member, the first member having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a first
- end, and a second end;
- a second member, the second member having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a
- first end and a second end, the second member hingedly coupled at the second end with the second end of the first member, the first member and the second member coupling movable from an open position to a fastened position;
- and
- a spring-loaded fastener, the spring-loaded fastener at least comprising a compression spring having an interior and a screw within the interior, and the compression spring positioned between the first end of the first member and the first end of the second member, wherein the spring-loaded fastener connects the first member and the second member opposite the hingedly couplable second ends in the fastened position;
- wherein the spring-loaded fastener allows for the device to be adjusted around various sizes of seat posts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.