Bicycle seat suspension assembly
AssigneeMobitech Corp.
InventorDavid W. Bales
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Abstract
A seat suspension assembly is disclosed for a bicycle having an upper horizontal frame member. A boom member is pivotally attached at its front end adjacent the front end of the bicycle frame member. A support assembly having a seat mounted adjacent its upper end is connected to the boom member at its rear end. A tension member extends between the boom member and the bicycle frame member for applying a tension force when the bicycle hits a bump to urge the boom toward a position generally horizontal to the horizontal frame member.
Claims14
A seat suspension assembly in combination with a bicycle having a generally horizontal frame member extending from a front handlebar and front wheel mounting assembly to a rear frame and rear wheel mount assembly, said horizontal frame member having a front end and a rear end, said seat suspension assembly comprising
- a longitudinally extending boom member having a first end and a second end, said first end being pivotally connected to the front end of the horizontal frame member,
- a support assembly having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end of said support assembly connected to said longitudinally extending boom member adjacent its second end,
- a seat assembly mounted adjacent said upper end of said support assembly, and
- tension means for applying a tension force between the bicycle horizontal frame member and said longitudinally extending boom member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.