Lightweight high strength bicycle seat post and associated clamp including seat angle indicating indicia

An apparatus for securing a bicycle seat to a bicycle frame, the bicycle seat comprising a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extending seat rails, said apparatus comprising:

• a seat post comprising a tube and a flange connected to an end of said tube, said flange comprising a pair of opposing ears extending longitudinally outwardly from said tube, said flange having an upper surface defining a laterally extending partial cylindrical recess;
• a clamp connected to said seat post and comprising a lower clamp member and an upper clamp member connected together for securing the seat rails therebetween;
• said lower clamp member comprising a lower clamp body portion having a lower surface defining a laterally extending partial cylindrical shape received in the recess of said flange, and a pair of lower rail channel defining portions connected to respective opposing longitudinally extending sides of said lower clamp body portion;
• said upper clamp member comprising an upper clamp body portion and a pair of upper rail channel defining portions connected to respective opposite longitudinally extending sides of said upper clamp body portion;
• a pair of adjustable fasteners securing opposing longitudinal ends of said upper clamp body portion to corresponding ears of said flange so as to clamp the bicycle seat rails between upper and lower rail channel defining portions of said upper and lower clamp members at an adjustable angle;
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• indicia means on said seat post and said lower clamp member for indicating a relative angular setting of said clamp and said seat post to thereby facilitate adjustment of the bicycle seat to a desired angle.

An apparatus for securing a bicycle seat to a bicycle frame, the bicycle seat comprising a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extending seat rails, said apparatus comprising:

• a seat post having an upper surface defining a laterally extending recess;
• a clamp rotatably positioned in the recess of said seat post and engaging the seat rails;
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• indicia means for indicating a relative angular setting of said clamp and said seat post to thereby facilitate adjustment of the bicycle seat to a desired angle.

An apparatus for securing a bicycle seat to a bicycle frame, the bicycle seat comprising a pair of spaced apart longitudinally extending seat rails, said apparatus comprising:

• a seat post having an upper surface defining a laterally extending recess;
• a clamp connected to said seat post and comprising a lower clamp member and an upper clamp member connected together for securing the seat rails therebetween;
• said lower clamp member comprising a lower clamp body portion having a lower surface defining a laterally extending shape received in the recess of said seat post, and a pair of lower rail channel defining portions connected to respective opposing longitudinally extending sides of said lower clamp body portion;
• said upper clamp member comprising an upper clamp body portion having uppermost surface portions defining a first imaginary plane, and a pair of upper rail channel defining portions connected to respective opposite longitudinally extending sides of said upper clamp body portion at a predetermined canted angle from parallel to the first imaginary plane to thereby accommodate adjustment to a relatively large angle from perpendicular between the bicycle seat and said seat post;
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• fastener means securing opposing longitudinal ends of said upper clamp body portion to corresponding ears of said flange so as to clamp the bicycle seat rails between upper and lower rail channel defining portions of said upper and lower clamp members.