Ergonomically designed bicycle saddle
AssigneeJames Colthurst
InventorJames Richard Colthurst
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a customizable bicycle saddle for a bicycle. The bicycle saddle has been designed to allow it to be adjusted to match the ischial tuberosities of each rider's pelvis in order to minimize the pressure placed on other portions of the rider's body while seated on the bicycle. The bicycle saddle comprises a first seating portion that has been configured to allow a rider to sit on the bicycle, a second seating portion that has been configured to allow the rider to sit on the bicycle. The bicycle saddle also includes a first adjustment means configured to allow the first seating portion to be moved closer to the second seating portion, and a second adjustment means configured to allow the saddle to be moved closer to a forward portion on the bicycle.
Claims17
A bicycle saddle for a user of a bicycle, the bicycle having at least one wheel that moves the bicycle in a forward direction of travel, comprising:
- a first adjustable seating portion, the first adjustable seating portion shapeable to accommodate a first of the user's two ischial tuberosities, such that a first portion of a mass of the user's upper body rests on the user's first ischial tuberosity on the first adjustable seating portion;
- a second adjustable seating portion, the second seating portion shapeable to accommodate a second of the user's two ischial tuberosities, such that a second portion of the mass of the user's upper body rests on the user's second ischial tuberosity on the second adjustable seating portion;
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- a joining piece that connects to the first adjustable seating portion and connects to the second adjustable seating portion, the first adjustable seating portion and the second adjustable seating portion aligned on the joining piece such that the mass of the user's upper body rests on the user's two ischial tuberosities on the first adjustable seating portion and the second adjustable seating portion;
- a first worm-and-screw gearing mechanism attached to the first adjustable seating portion and fastened to the joining piece, the first worm-and-screw gearing mechanism configured to move the first adjustable seating portion along the joining piece;
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- a second worm-and-screw gearing mechanism attached to the second adjustable seating portion and fastened to the joining piece, the second worm-and-screw gearing mechanism configured to move the second adjustable seating portion along the joining piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.