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US 2019/0100266 A1Published application
Bicycle saddle bag
OwnerHowe Shien Cheeinventor
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Abstract
A removable saddle bag assembly for a bicycle saddle with saddle rails comprising: a saddle bag frame with a central stem configured to fit between the saddle rails, attachment means connected to the central stem and configured to engage the saddle rails, and support arms extending generally rearwardly from the central stem; and a shell substantially surrounding saddle bag frame and defining a storage cavity.
Claims9
A removable saddle bag assembly for a bicycle saddle with saddle rails, the removable saddle bag assembly comprising:
- a saddle bag frame with a central stem configured to fit between the saddle rails;
- first and second attachment means connected to the central stem and configured to engage the saddle rails on opposite sides of the saddle rails from the central stem;
- first and second support arms connected to the central stem and extending generally rearwardly therefrom, wherein the first and second support arms are semi-rigid;
- a saddle bag shell substantially surrounding the central stem and support arms and defining a storage cavity;
- a selectively closable access port defined in the saddle bag shell.
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A saddle bag for a bicycle saddle with saddle rails, the saddle bag comprising:
- a saddle bag frame comprising
- a front channel defined by a left sidewall and a right sidewall connected to the left sidewall, wherein the left sidewall is positioned sufficiently close to the right sidewall to allow the front channel to fit between at least a portion of the saddle rails;
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- a shell support member extending rearwardly from the front channel;
- wherein the upper, forward, rearward, left and right dimensions of the shell support member substantially conform the desired respective dimensions of the saddle bag;
- a left rail engagement member comprising:
- a rail engagement body with an upper end and a lower end, a rail engagement prong extending from the upper end of the rail engagement body toward the left sidewall, and a rail engagement biasing member attached to the rail engagement body at a location between the upper end and the lower end of the rail engagement body and connecting the rail engagement body to the left sidewall;
- wherein the rail engagement biasing member is configured to impart a force biasing the rail engagement prong toward the left sidewall unless a countervailing force is applied to the lower end of the rail engagement body;
- a right rail engagement member comprising:
- a rail engagement body with an upper end and a lower end, a rail engagement prong extending from the upper end of the rail engagement body toward the right sidewall, and a rail engagement biasing member attached to the rail engagement body at a location between the upper end and the lower end of the rail engagement body and connecting the rail engagement body to the right sidewall;
- wherein the rail engagement biasing member is configured to impart a force biasing the rail engagement prong toward the right sidewall unless a countervailing force is applied to the lower end of the rail engagement body;
- a shell configured to substantially surround the front channel and the shell support member and to define and enclose a storage space;
- and
- a selectably closable access port defined in the shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.