Adjustable assembly for a bicycle
AssigneeSpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
InventorsMichael Lawrence McAndrews, Ronald Powers
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, an adjustable assembly for a bicycle includes a lower tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle frame; an upper tubular support configured to be attached to a bicycle saddle; an expansion portion support member positioned within an interior space of the lower tubular support; an expansion portion disposed at an upper end of the expansion portion support member; and a resilient member configured to provide an upwardly-directed force to the upper tubular support to provide movement of the upper tubular support away from the lower tubular support.
Claims6
An adjustable assembly for a bicycle, comprising:
- a lower tubular support configured to be attached to one of a bicycle frame or a bicycle saddle at a distal end of the lower tubular support;
- an upper tubular support configured to be attached to an other one of the bicycle frame or the bicycle saddle at a distal end of the upper tubular support, the upper tubular support being configured to longitudinally move relative to the lower tubular support;
- an expansion portion configured to be selectively moved between a radially expanded position and a radially contracted position, wherein the expansion portion is configured to prevent the upper tubular support from longitudinally moving relative to the lower tubular support when the expansion portion is in the radially expanded position, and wherein the expansion portion is configured to permit the upper tubular support to longitudinally move relative to the lower tubular support when the expansion portion is in the radially contracted position;
- a biasing member that causes the expansion portion to be biased into the radially expanded position;
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- a resilient member configured to cause the distal end of the upper tubular support to longitudinally move away from the distal end of the lower tubular support when the expansion portion is in the unlocked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.