Bicycle seat system
OwnerDamon Rinard, Jeffrey R. Staszak +2inventors
InventorsDamon Rinard, Jeffrey R. Staszak, Michael C. Leighton, Allen Hu
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Abstract
A seat system for providing a substantially normal contact angle between the seat and the ischial tuberosities of a rider seated thereupon. The seat system includes variable padding that is configured to generally cooperate with the physiology of the rider. The padding is secured to a base that includes a pair of rails extending from an underside of the base. The rails are attached to permit controlled motion of the seat during pedaling operation in response to the change in orientation of the rider's physiology relative to the seat. The deflection of the seat cooperates with the motion of the rider's physiology through a substantial portion of a rider's pedaling motion.
Claims25
A bicycle seat comprising:
- a base;
- a first pad overlying a first portion of the base;
- a second pad overlying a second portion of the base, the second pad having a stiffness that is different than a stiffness of the first pad;
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- a transition zone generally between the first portion of the base and the second portion of the base wherein the first pad and second pad overlap across the lateral width of the base.
A bicycle seat system comprising:
- a base;
- a pad overlying the base;
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- the pad and base having a selected lateral curvature that corresponds to a riders lateral ischial tuberosity spacing to provide a substantially normal contact angle between each ischial tuberosity and the base.
A bicycle seat comprising:
- a base having an upper side for facing a rider and an underside for facing a vehicle;
- a first rail extending along the underside of the base between a front portion and a rear portion of the base;
- a second rail extending along the underside of the base in a direction generally aligned with the first rail such that the first and second rails are generally symmetric with respect to a longitudinal axis of the base;
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- the first rail and the second rail being secured to the rear portion of the base at a position offset from the longitudinal axis to allow restricted rotation of the base relative to a vertically oriented support during pedaling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.