Bicycle seating position measuring apparatus and method
OwnerCharles E. Bucklandinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for measuring a bicycle seating position. A telescoping rod includes a pinch closure, with contact points to attach to a pedal, a saddle, and a handlebar/stem. The telescoping rod includes a larger diameter rod with a small diameter rod that can slide into the larger diameter rod, thereby allowing the inner rod to move freely up or down to account for differing distances being measured. The smaller diameter rod can include a measuring scale to allow a user to read a measurement from one point to another, allowing for the measurement to be repeated. With the pinch closure, a user could take a measurement on one bicycle, carry it over to another bicycle and set a position on the second bicycle identical to that of the first bicycle.
Claims20
An apparatus for measuring a seating position of a bicycle, said apparatus comprising:
- a telescoping rod comprising a larger diameter rod and a smaller diameter rod, wherein the smaller diameter rod slides into said larger diameter rod to permit an up and down movement of said smaller diameter rod;
- a pinch closure mechanism for locking a movement of said smaller diameter rod after measuring said seating position of said bicycle;
- a swing arm attached to said smaller diameter rod;
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- a flat portion rotatably attached to said swing arm and a non-slip component attached to said larger diameter rod, wherein said telescoping rod together with said pinch closure mechanism, said swing arm, said flat portion and said non-slip component assist in measuring said seating position of said bicycle.
An apparatus for measuring a seating position of a bicycle, said apparatus comprising:
- a telescoping rod comprising a larger diameter rod and a smaller diameter rod, wherein the smaller diameter rod slides into and is received by said larger diameter rod to permit an up and down movement of said smaller diameter rod with said larger diameter rod;
- a pinch closure mechanism for locking a movement of said smaller diameter rod after measuring said seating position of said bicycle;
- a swing arm attached to said smaller diameter rod;
- a flat portion rotatably attached to said swing arm;
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- a non-slip component attached to said larger diameter rod and at least one fastening mechanism, wherein said telescoping rod together with said pinch closure mechanism, said swing arm, said flat portion and said non-slip component assist in measuring said seating position of said bicycle.
A method for measuring a seating position of a bicycle, said method comprising:
- configuring a telescoping rod to include a larger diameter rod and a smaller diameter rod, wherein the smaller diameter rod slides into said larger diameter rod to permit an up and down movement of said smaller diameter rod;
- providing a pinch closure mechanism for locking a movement of said smaller diameter rod after measuring said seating position of said bicycle;
- attaching a swing arm to said smaller diameter rod;
- rotatably attaching a flat portion to said swing arm;
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- connecting a non-slip component to said larger diameter rod, wherein said telescoping rod together with said pinch closure mechanism, said swing arm, said flat portion and said non-slip component assist in measuring said seating position of said bicycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.